maner as this archebysshop went aboute prechynge and shewyng the right quarel of the frenche kyng in the bondes and lymitacions of Languedoc there were in Pycardy dyuerse other prelates and clerkes who well and sufficieÌ„tly dyd their deuours to shewe and to preche the sayd quarel of the frenche kynge to the comon people of cyties and good townes and specially sir WylliaÌ„ of â—ormans preched the sayd quarel fro cite to citie and fro towne to towne so wysely and so notably that all that harde hym lent them selfe to his opinion so that the busynesse of the realme was by hym and by his wordes so coloured that it was marnayle to speke therof And besyde that the frenche kyng hym selfe was so moued with deuocion that he caused to be made contynual processions by the clergie and hym selfe and the quene wolde go bare foote requyrynge and besechynge god deuoutely to assist and mainteyne the right of the realme of France the whiche hath ben a season in great tribulacion And also the kynge caused all his subiectes by the constreynte of the prelates to do the same In lyke maner dyd the kynge of EnglaÌ„d in his realme There was a bysshop that tyme at London who made many prechynges and declaracions shewyng the people that the freÌ„che kynge by great wronge hadde renewed the warre And that he dyd was agayngste ryght and good reason and that he proued by diuers artycles and poyntes openely shewed to saye trouth it was of necessite that both kyngê syth they were determyned to make warre to shewe to their people the ordre and cause of their quarelles so that they myght with the better wyls helpe and ayde theyr lordes of the whiche they were all awakened both in the one realme and other The kynge of Englande sent into Brabant and Haynault to knowe if he myght geat any ayde there and desired duke Aulbert who had in rule and gouernance the countie of Heynault at that tyme that he wolde open his couÌ„trey to suffre hym to go and come and to abide there if nede were and that waye to passe into the realme of France with his army The duke Aulbert at the requeste of the kynge of EnglaÌ„d his vncle and at the desyre of the quene his auÌ„te lyghtly condyscended to theyr desyres by the ayde and good mocyon of Edwarde Duke of Guerles who was of the kynge of Englandes parte For he wedded the dukes doughter and by the duke of Julyers his cousyn germayne These two at that tyme were in faythe and homage bouÌ„de to the kyng of EnglaÌ„de by whom they were desyred that they shulde retaygne eche of them the nombre of a thousande speares at his coste and charge Wherfore these .ii. lordes aduysed well that it shulde be good for the kynge of Englande to geatte alied to hym the duke Aulbert Who was sore tempted therto by them and by great gyftes that the kynge of Englande promysed hym by suche knyghtes as he hadde sente vnto hym But Whan the lorde of Comynges who was about the freÌ„che kynge herde therof he returned into Heynaulte and by the counsayle of the lorde JohnÌ„ Werthyn sâ— neschall of Heynaulte by whom all the countrey was moste gouerned and was a wyse and a valiant knyght and was good freÌ„che in hart he was so well beloued with the duke duchesse that he brake the purpose of the englisshe messaÌ„gers for by the helpe of therle of Bloys and of ser JohnÌ„ of Bloys his brother the lorde Ligny and of the lorde BarbaÌ„son the duke and all his countrey abode as neuter and held with none of both partes And this answere made Jane duchesse of Brabant Kynge Charles of FraÌ„ce who was sage wyse and subtyle had wrought about this treatie .iii. yere before knewe well he had good frendes in Heynault Brabant specially the most parte of the couÌ„sailours of the great lordes and to colour to make his warr seme the fayrer he copied out diuers letters touchyng the peace confirmed at Calays and ther in he closed the substanÌ„ce of his dede and what thynge the kynge of Englande and his childreÌ„ were sworne to kepe in what articles by their letters sealed they were submytted to make renuÌ„ciacions resityng suche coÌ„myssions as they ought to haue delyuered to theyr people and al other articles and poyntê that made any thyng for hym and his quarell condempnynge the englisshemens deades These letters the kynge caused to be publysshed in the courtes of great lordes to the entent they shulde be better enformed of his quarel Inlyke wyse opposit to this dede the kynge of England shewed his quarel in Almaygne and in other places where as he thought to haue any ayde The duke of Guerles nephewe to the kynge of Englande sonne to his suster and the duke of Juliers cosyn germayne to his children who were at that tyme good and true englysshe had great dispight of the defiaunce that the frenche kynge had made to the kyng of EnglaÌ„de done by a varlet in their myndes greately blamynge the frenche kynge and his counsaile in his so doyng for they sayd that warre bitwene so great princis as the freÌ„che kynge and the kynge of Englande ought to be publysshed and defied by notable ê‘sones as prelates bysshops or abbottes sayeng howe the frenche men dyd it by great presumpcyon pryde Wherfore they sayd they wolde send and defye the freÌ„che kyng notably and so they dyd and dyuerse other knyghtes of Almayne with them and their enteÌ„tê was shortly to entre into Fraunce and there to do suche dedes of armes that the remembrauÌ„ce therof shulde be seen and knowen .xx. yere after Howe be it they dyd nothynge for their purpose was broken by another way than they thought of as ye shall here after in this historie ¶ How the duke of Bourgoyn was maryed to the doughter of the erle of Flaunders Cap. CC .liii. VE haue harde before howe the space of .v. yere to gether the kyng of Engâ— made moche purchase to haue the doughter of therle of FlaÌ„ders to haue ben maried to his son Edmond erle of Cambridge The deuises and ordenances were to longe to reherse Wherfore I wyll passe it ouer breuely The kynge of England coude by no maner geat pope Urban to consent to gyue them a dispensacion to mary and the erle of Fraunders was sued vnto fro other partes and specially by the frenche kyng for his brother the duke of Bourgoyn WhaÌ„ he sawe that the maryage Wolde nat take in England and howe it was tyme for his doughter to be maryed and that he had no mo children and thought that the yoÌ„ge duke of Bourgoyn was a mete mariage for her Than he sent certayne messangers into England to treate with the kyng for acquitaunce and the messangers dyd so well their deuour that the kynge of Englande who thought none euyl quited the erle of Flaunders of all his couenauntes as touchynge the mariage of his doughter and so these
this yonge erle of saynt Poule abode longe prisoner in Englande or he was delyuered It was of trouthe the kyng offred hym oft tymes in exchaÌ„ge for the captall of Buâ—z whyle he lyued but the frenche kyng nor the couÌ„sell of FrauÌ„ce wolde in no wyse here therof wherof yâ— kyng of Englande had great disdayne Thus the â—ater coÌ„tynued a long space and the yong erle styll prisoner in Englande in the fayre castell of Wynsore and he had so curtesse a kepar that he might go and sport him a haukyng bytwene Wynsore and WestmÌ„ he was beleued on his faythe The same season the princesse mother to kyng Richarde lay at Wynsore and her doughter with her my lady Maude the fayrest lady in all EnglaÌ„de therle of saynt Poule and this yong lady were in true amours togyder eche of other somtyme they met togyder at daunsynge and carollyng tyll at last it was spyed And than the lady discouered to her mother howe she loued faithfully the yong erle of saynt Poule Than there was a mary age spoken of bytwene therle of saynt Poule the lady Maude of Holande and so therle was set to his rauÌ„some to pay sixscore M. fraÌ„kes so that whan he had maryed the lady Maude than to be rebated threscore thousande and the other threscore thousande to pay And whan this couynant of maryage was made bitwene therle and the lady the kyng of Englande suffred the erle to repasse the see to fetche his raunsome on his onely promyse to retourne agayne within a yere after So the erle came in to Fraunce to se his frendes yâ— kyng therle of Flaunders the duke of Brabant and his cosyns in Fraunce In the same yere there was made an harde informacyon agaynst the erle of saynt Poule for it was layed to his charge that he shulde delyuer to thenglysshmen the strong castell of Bohaygne and so the frenche kyng caused him to be rested and kept in suretie and so the kynge shewed howe therle of saynt Poule wolde haue made an yuell treatie for hym and for the realme and the erle in no wyse coude be excused And also for the same cause there was kepte in prison in the castell of Mons in Heynaulte the lorde Chanon of Robersarte the lorde of Uertayne sir James Dusarte and Gerarde Dabyes but at length all that mater came to none effecte for there coulde nothynge be proued agaynst them and so they were delyuered than the yong erle retourned agayne in to Englande to acquyte him of his promyse and so wedded the lady and dyde so moche that he payed his threscore thousande frankes and so passed agayne the see But he entred nat in to FrauÌ„ce bycause the kyng loued him nat And so he and the couÌ„tesse his wyfe went and lay at the castell of Han on the ryuer of Ewre The whiche castell the lorde of Morâ—ane who hadde wedded his suster lent hym to lye in And there he laye as longe as kynge Charles of Fraunce lyued for the erle coude neuer gette his loue ¶ Nowe lette vs leaue to speke of this mater and retourne to the busynesse of Fraunce THe same season all Bretayne was kept close what agaynst the frenche kynge agaynst the duke Howe beit some of the good townes of Bretayn helde them selfe close in the dukes name and many had great marueyle yâ— they toke hym for their lorde And also dyuers knightes and squyers of Bretayne were of the same acorde And also ther was alyed to them the couÌ„tesse of Ponthyeute mother to the chyldren of Bretayne But sir Bertram of Clesqui constable of FrauÌ„ce the lorde Clysson the lorde de Lauall the vycont of Rohan and the lorde of Rochfort They helde the countre in warre with the puyssance that came dayly to theÌ„ oute of FrauÌ„ce for at Pontorson at saynt Malo they le and there about lay a great nombre of men of armes of Fraunce of Normandy of Auuergne and of Burgoyne who dyde moche hurt in the couÌ„tre The duke of Bretayne who was in Englande had knowledge of euery thynge and howe the duke of Aniou was at Anger 's dayly distroyed his countre Also he had knowlege howe the good townes kept theÌ„ selfe close in his name and certayne knyghtes and squyers of the same parte wherof he conde them good thanke yet nat that withstaÌ„dyng he durst nat well trust in them to ieoparde to retourne in to Bretayne on the trust of his men for alwayes he douted of treason Also the kyng of Englande nor the duke of Lancastre wolde nat counsayle him to retourne Of the rencounters that were made in NormaÌ„dy and howe Geffray Tetenoyre and Amergot Marcell their coÌ„panyes toke dyuers castelles in Auuergne Cap. CCC .xlv. IN Normandy and in Burgoyne ther were in garyson sir Wylliam of Burdes who was chefe capiten ther and in his company the lytell seneschall of Ewe sir Wylliam Marsell sir BraqÌ„ of Braquemont the lorde of Torcy sir Percyuall Danyuall the begue of Dury sir LauÌ„celot of Lorrys and dyuers other knyght and squiers of the frenche partie And night day they ymagined howe they myght do domage to them of Chierbourg wherof sir JohnÌ„ Harlston was capitayne and they of the garyson of Chierbourg issued out oft tymes whan it pleased theÌ„ for whan they lyst they might ryde out in couerte and no man preuy to their issuynge out bycause of the great wodes that were nere to theÌ„ wherin they had made suche a way that they might ryde in to Normandy at their pleasure without danger of any frenchemen And so it fortuned in the same season that the french menne rode abrode and they of Chierbourge in lykewise none of them knowynge of other and so by aduenture they mette eche other at a place called Pastoy in the â—ode Than like valyant knightes desyringe to fight eche with other a lighted a fote all except sir Launcelotte of Lorrys who sat styll on his horse his speare in his hande and his shelde about his necke ther demaunded a course of iustyng for his ladyes sake Ther were ther that rightwell vnderstode him for ther were knightes and squiers of the englysshe parte in amours aswell as he was And as I vnderstode sir Johan Coplande a right hardy knight went to hym and so they ran togyder and rudely encouÌ„tred eche other But thenglysshe knight gaue sir LauÌ„celot suche a stroke on his shelde that the speare pearsed throughout his body and so was wouÌ„ded to dethe the which was great domage for he was a hardy knight yong and ioly ryght amorous and his dethe was sore complayned bothe ther and els where Than the englisshemen and frenchemen encountred togyder and fought hande to haÌ„de Ther were good knightes on the frenche parte as sir Wylliam of Burdes the lytell seneshall of Ewe sir WillmÌ„ Marsell sir Braque of Braquemont and dyuers other who fought ryght valyantly And also the englyshmen ther fought that day valiantly sir Johan Harlston sir Philypart
and howe they made thre batayls a fote Cap. c .xxviii. ¶ Of thorder of the frēchmen at Cressey and howe they regarded the maner of the englysshmen Cap. c .xxix. ¶ Of the bataile of Cressey bytwene the king of Englande and the frēche kyng Cap. c .xxx. ¶ Howe the next day after the batayle the Englysshmen disconfyted agayne dyuers frenchmen Cap. c .xxxi. ¶ Howe after the batayle of Cressey the deed men were nombred by the Englysshmen Cap. c .xxxii. ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande layde siege to Calys and howe all the poore people were put out of the towne Cap. c .xxxiii. ¶ Howe the duke of Normandy brake vp his siege before Aguyllon Cap. c .xxxiiii. ¶ Howe sir Galtier of Manny rode thorowe Fraunce by saue conducte to Calays Cap. c .xxxv. ¶ Howe therle of Derby the same season toke in Doictou dyuers townes and castels and also the cytie of Poicters Cap. c .xxxvi. ¶ Howe the kyng of scottes duryng the siege before Calys cāe in to Englande with a great hoost Cap. c .xxxvii. ¶ Of the batayle of Newe castell vpon Tyne by swette the quene of Englande and the kyng of scottes Cap. c .xxxviii. ¶ Howe Johan Coplande toke the kynge of scottes prisoner and what profyt he gate therby Cap. c .xxxix. ¶ Howe the younge erle of Flaunders ensured the kynges doughter of Englande Cap. c .xl. ¶ Howe ser Robert of Namure dyd homage to the kyng of Englāde before Calys Cap. c. xlt ¶ Howe the englysshmen wan the Roche Daryen howe sir Charles of Bloys layde siege therto Cap. c .xlii. ¶ Of the batayle of Roche Daryen and howe sir Charles of Bloys was there taken by the englysshmen Cap. c .xliii. ¶ Howe the frenche kynge assembled a great hoost to reyse the kyng of Englande fro the siege before Calys Cap. c .xliiii. ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande made the passages a boute Caleys to be well kept that the frenche kynge shulde nat a proche to reyse his siege there Cap. c .xlv. ¶ Howe the towne of Calys was yelded vp to the kyng of Englande Cap. c .xlvi. ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande repeopled the towne of Calys with englisshmen Ca. c .xlvii. ¶ Of the dealynge of a brigant of Languedoc called Bacon Cap. c .xlviii. ¶ Of another page called Crocart cap. c .xlix. ¶ Howe sir Amery of Pauy a lombarde solde the towne of Calys wherof he was capitayne to the lorde Geffrey Charney of Frāce cap. c .l. ¶ Of the batayle at Calys bytwene the kyng of Englande vnder the baner of sir Gaultyer of Manny and sir Geffray of Cherney and the frenchemen Cap. c .li. ¶ Of a chaplet of perles that the kyng of Englande gaue to sir Eustace of Rybamont Cap. c .lii. ¶ Of the dethe of kyng Philyp of Fraūce of the coronacyon of his son Johan Cap. c .liii. ¶ Howe the kyng of Nauer made sir Charles of Spayne constable of Fraunce to be slayne Cap. c .liiii. ¶ Of the imposicyon and gabell ordeyned in Fraunce by the thre estates for the feates of the warre Cap. c .lv. ¶ Howe the frenche kyng toke the kyng of Nauer and beheeded the erle of Harcourt other at Roan Cap. c .lvi. ¶ Of the assemble that the frenche kyng made to fyght with the prince of Wales who rode a brode in Berry Cap. c .lvii. ¶ Howe the prince of Wales toke the castell of Remorentyn Cap. c .lviii. ¶ Of the great hoost that the french kyng brought to the batayle of Poicters Cap. c .lix. ¶ Of the ordre of the frenchmen before the batayle of Poicters Cap. c .lx. ¶ Howe the cardynall of Piergourt treated to haue made a gremen bytwene the french kyng and the prince before the batayle of Poycters Cap c .lxi. ¶ Of the batayle of Poicters bytwene the price of Wales and the frenche kyng Cap. c .lxii. ¶ Of two frenchmen that fled fro the batayle of Poicters and of two englysshmen that folowed them Cap. c .lxiii. ¶ Howe kyng Johan of Fraunce was taken prisoner at the batayle of Poiters cap. c .lxiiii. ¶ Of the gyft that the prince gaue to the lorde Audley after the batayle of Poiters ca. c .lxv. ¶ Howe the englysshmen wan greatly at the batayle of Poycters Cap. c .xlvi. ¶ Howe the lord James Audeley gaue to his foure squiers the fyue C. marke of reuenewes that the prince had gyuen hym Ca. c .lxvii. ¶ Howe the prince made a supper to the french kyng the same day of the batayle Cap. c .lxviii. ¶ Howe the prince returned to Burdeaux after the batayle of Poicters Cap. c .lxix. ¶ Howe the thre estates of Fraunce assembled to gyder at Parys after the batayle of Poycters Cap. c .lxx. ¶ Howe the thre estates sent men of warre agaynst the lorde Godfrey of Harcourt Cap. c .lxxi. ¶ Of the batayle of Constances bytwene the lorde Godfrey of Hercourt and the lorde Loys of Rauenall Cap. c .lxxii. ¶ Howe the prince conueyed the frenche kyng fro Burdeaux in to Englande Cap. c .lxxiii. ¶ Howe the kyng of scottes was delyuered out of prison Cap. c .lxxiiii. ¶ Howe the duke of Lancastre leyde siege to Reynes Cap. c .lxxv. ¶ Howe a knyght of the coūtie of Eureux called sir Willyam of Granuyle wan the cyte and castell of Eureux the whiche the frenche kyng had won before fro the kyng of Nauer Cap. c .lxxvi. ¶ Of the companyons wherof the Archeprest was chiefe howe he was honoured in Auignon Cap. c .lxxvii. ¶ Of a nother sorte of cōpanyons wherof Ruffyn a walsheman was chiefe capitayne Cap. c .lxxviii. ¶ Howe the prouost of the marchantes of Parys slewe thre knyghtes in the regentes chambre Cap. c .lxxix. ¶ Howe the kynge of Nauer came out of prisone Cap. c .lxxx. ¶ Howe the kynge of Nauer preched solēpnelye at Parys Cap. c .lxxxi. ¶ Of the begynning of the cysing of the commens called the Jaquery in Beauosyn Cap. c .lxxxii. ¶ Howe the prouost of the marchantes of Parys caused walles to be made about the cyte of Parys Cap. c .lxxxiii. ¶ Of the batayleat Meaulx in Bry wher the companyons of the Jaquery were disconfyted by the erle of Foyz and the Captall of Beufz Cap. c .lxxxiiii. ¶ Howe Parys was besieged by the duke of Normandy regent of Fraunce Cap. c .lxxxv. ¶ Of the parisyens that were slayne at saynt Clude by the Englysshmen that had ben soudyers in Parys Cap. c .lxxxvi. ¶ Of the dethe of the prouost of the marchantes of Parys Cap. c .lxxxvii. ¶ Howe the kyng of Nauer besyed the realme of Fraunce the frenche kynge beyng prisoner in Englande Cap. c .lxxxviii. ¶ Of the naueroise that the picardes besieged in the castell of Moncounsell Cap. c .lxxxix. ¶ How certayne burgesses of Amyens wolde haue delyuered the cytie to the naueroyse and of the great famyne that was than in y◠realme of Fraunce Cap. c lrxxx ¶ Of the naueroise that were beseged in saynt Ualery by the pycardes and
ben sene many noble dedes on both ê‘tes Ther was within present the noble countesse of Salysbury who was as than reputed for the most sagest and fayrestlady of all England yâ— castell parteyned to her husbande therle of Salisbury who was taken prisoner with the erle of Suttolke before Lyle in Flanders as ye haue harde before and was in prison as than 〈◊〉 the chatelot of Parys The kyng of Englande gaue the same castell to the sayd erle whan he maryed first the sayd lady for the prowes and gode seruyce that he had done before whan he was called but sir WyllmÌ„ Montagu This noble lady conforted them greatly within for by the regarde of such a lady and by her swere coÌ„forting a man ought to be worthe two men at nede This assaut dured long and the scottes lost many of their men for they aduentured theÌ„selfe hardely and caryed wood and tymbre to haue sylled the dykes to thyntent to bring their engyns to the walles but they within defeÌ„ded themselfe so valyantly that the assaylantes were fayne to drawe a backe Than the kyng coÌ„maunded yâ— ingens to be wel kept that nyght and the next day to enforce the assaut than euery man drue to their lodging except those that kept thyngens Some wept the deth of their frendes other conforted them that were hurt they of the castellsa we well if kynge Dauyd coÌ„tynued his sege how they shuld haue moche a do to defende them their castell wher fore they toke counsell amonge them to sende to kyng Edward who lay at yorke as it was shewed them by suche prisoners as they had taken of the scottes Than they loked among theÌ„ who shulde do yâ— message but they coude fynde none that wolde leaue the castell and the presence of the fayre lady to do that dede so ther was among them great stryfe Than whan the captayne sir WyllmÌ„ Montague sawe that he sayd sirs I se well the trueth and good wyll that ye bere to my lady of this house so that for the loue of her and for you all I shall put my body in aduentur to do this message for I haue suche trust in you that ye shall right well defende this castell tyll I retourne agayne And on thother syde I haue suche trust in the king our souerayne lorde that I shall shortly bring you suche socours that shall cause you to be ioyfull and than I trust the kyng shall so rewarde you that ye shal be content Of these wordes the countesse all other wer right ioyefull and whan the night came the sayd sir WyllmÌ„ made hym redy as priuely as he might and it happed so well for hym that it rayned all nyght so that the scottes kept styll within these lodgingê Thus at mydnight sir WyllmÌ„ Montagu passed through thoost was nat sene and so rode forth tyll it was day than he met .ii. scottes halfe a leage fro thost briuyng before them two oxen and a cowe towarde thoost ser WyllmÌ„ knewe well they wer scottes and set on theÌ„ and wounded them bothe slewe the catell to thyâ—â— tent that they of thost shuld haue none ease by theÌ„ than he sayd to the two hurt scottê go yor wayes and say to your kyng that WyllmÌ„ of Montague hath thus passed through his hoost and is goyng to fetche ayde of the kyng of Englande and so departed Than the same mornynge the kyng of scottê made a fecrse assaut but nothing coude he wyn and euery day lightly they made assaut Than his counsell same how he dyd but lese his men and that the kyng of England might well come thyder or the castell were wo 〈…〉 they by one acorde counselled their kyng to depart sayeng how the abyding ther was nor for his profet nor yet for his honour And sayd sir ye haue honourably achyued your enterprise haue done great dispyre to the englyssshmen 〈◊〉 that ye haue ben in this contre a .xii. dayes and taken distroyed the cytie of Dyrrame Wherfore sir all thynges coÌ„sydred it were good name that ye retourned and take with you your pyllage that ye haue wonne and an other tyme ye may returne agayne whan it pleaseth you The kyng who wolde nat do agaynst the opynyons of all his counsell agreed to them sore agaynst his mynde howbeit the next mornyng hâ— byssâ—ged and all his host and toke the way streyght to the great forest of Gedeours there to tary at their case and to knowe what the kyng of Englande wolde do farther other to god backe agayne or els to entre into Scotlande ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande was in amours with the countesse of Salisbury Ca. lxxvii THe same day that the scottes departed fro the sayd castell kyng Edward came thyder with all his host about noon and came to the same place wher as the scottê had saged and was sore displeased that he founde nat the scottes ther for he caÌ„e thyder in such hast that his horse men wer sore traueled Than he coÌ„maunded to lodge ther that nyght and sayd howe he wolde go se yâ— castell and the noble lady therin for he had nat seue her sythe she was maryed before than euery maÌ„ toke his logyng as he lyst And assone as the kyng was vnarmed he toke a .x. or .xii. knyghtes with hym and went to the castell to salute the countesse of Salisbury and to se the maner of the assautes of the scottes and the defence that was made agaynst them Assone as the lady knewe of yâ— kynges coÌ„myng she set opyn the gates and caÌ„e out so richely be sene that euery man marueyled of her beauty and coude nat cease to regarde her noblenes with her great beauty and the gracyous wordes and countenaunce that she made Whan she came to the kyng she knelyd downe to the yerth thankyng hym of his socours and so ledde hym into the castell to make hym chere and honour as she that coude ryght well do it euery man regarded her maruelusly The king hym selfe coude nat witholde his regardyng of her for he thought that he neuer sawe before so noble nor so fayre a lady he was stryken therewith to the hert with a sparcle of fyne loue that endured longe after he thought no lady in the worlde so worthy to be beloued as she Thus they entred into the castell hande in hande the lady ledde hym first into the hall and after into the chaÌ„bre nobly aparelled the kyng regarded so the lady that he was a basshed At last he weÌ„t to a wyndo to rest hym and so sell in a gret study the lady went about to make chere to the lordes and knyghtes that were ther and coÌ„maun ded to dresse the hall for dyner Whan she had al deuysed and coÌ„maunded thanÌ„e she cameto the kyng with a mery chere who was in a gret stu dy and she sayd dere why do ye study so sor yo â— grace nat dyspleased it aparteyneth nat to you so to
as ye thynke best yourselfe tyue hundred pounde sterlyng of yerely rent to you to your heyres for euer and here I make you squyer for my body ThanÌ„e the thyrde day he departed and retourned agayne into Englande whan he came home to his owne house he assembled to guyder his frendes and kynne and so they toke the kyng of Scottes and rode with hym to the cytie of yorke and there fro the kyng his lorde he presented the kyng of Scottes to the quene and excused hym so largely that the quene and her counsell were content Than the quene made good prouisyon for the cytie of yorke the castell of Rosbourg the cyte of Dyrham the towne of Newcastell vpon Tyne and in all other garysons on the marchesse of Scotlande and left in those marchesse the lorde Percy and the lorde Neuyll as gouernoure there thanne the quene departed fro yorke towardes London Than she sette the kynge of Scottes in the strong towre of London and therle Morette and all other prisoners and sette good kepyng ouer them Than she went to Douer and there tooke the see and had so good wynde that in a shorte space she arryued before Calays thre dayes before the feest of Alsayntes for whose coÌ„myng the kyng made a great feest and dyner to all the lordes ladyes that were ther the quene brought many ladyes and damoselles with her aswell to acompany her as to se their husbandes fathers bretherne and other frendes that lay at siege there before Calays and had done a longe space ¶ Howe the yonge erle of Flaunders ensured the kynges doughter of Englande Cap. C .xl. THe siege before Calais enduredde longe and many thynges fell in the meane season the whiche I canne nat write the fourthe parte The frenche kynge had sette men of warre in euery fortresse in those marchesse in the countie of Guynes of At thoyes of Boloyne and aboute Calays and had a great nombre of genowayes normayns and other on the see so that whan any of th 〈…〉 glysshmen wolde goo a forragynge other a 〈◊〉 or horsebacke they founde many tymes harde aduentures and often there was skirmysshing about the gates and dykes of the towne and often tymes some slayne and hurte on bothe parties some day yâ— one part lost and some day the other The kynge of Englande caused engyns to be made to oppresse theym within the towne but they within made other agayne to resist the so that they toke lytell hurt by them but nothynge coude come into the towne but by stelth and that was by the meanes of two maryners one called Maraunt and the other Mestryell and they dwelt in Abuyle by theym two they of Calays were often tymes reconforted and fresshed by stelth and often tymes they were in great â—yll chased and nere taken but alwayes they scaped and made many englysshemen to be drowned All that wynter the kyng lay â—â—yll at the siege and thought and ymagined euer to kepe yâ— commentie of Flaunders in frendshyppe for he thought by their meanes the soner to câ—e to his entent he sende often tymes to them with fayre promyses sayeng that if he myght gette Calys he wolde helpe them to recouer 〈◊〉 and Doway with all their appurtenaunces So by occasyon of sache promyses whyle the kyng was in Normandy towardes Cressey and Calays they went and layd siege to Bethwyn and ther captayne was sir Dedeart de â—onty who was banysshed out of Fraunce They helde a great siege before that towne and â—ore constrayned them by assaut but within were â—our knyghtes captayns set there by the frenche kyng to kepe the towne that is to say sir Gâ—ssray of Charney sir Ewstace of Rybamount sir Baâ—dwyâ— of Nekyn and sir JohnÌ„ of Landas they defended yâ— towne in suche wyse that the flemmynges waâ— nothyng ther but so departed and retourned agayne into Flaunders but whyle the kynge of Englande lay at siege before Calys he sent styll messaÌ„gers to them of Flanders and made them great promyses to kepe their amyte with hym and to oppresse the drift of the french kyng who dyde all that he coulde to drawe them to his opynyon The kyng of Englande wolde gladly yâ— the erle Loyes of Flaunders who was as than â—â—t fâ—fteâ—e yere of age shulde haue in marâ—age his doughter Isabell somoche dyd the kyng yâ— the fleÌ„mynges agreed therto wherof the kynge was gladde for he thought by that mariage the fleÌ„mynges wolde the gladlyer helpe hym and the fleÌ„mynges thought by hauyng of the kynge of Englande on their partie they might well râ—â—yst the frenchmen they thought it more necessary and profytable for them the loue of the kyng of Englande rather than the frenche kynge but the yong erle who had ben euer norysshed amoÌ„ge the noble men of France wolde nat agre and sayd playnly he wolde nat haue to his wyfe the doughter of hym that sleâ—e his father Also duke Johan of Brabant purchased greatly that yâ— erle of Flaunders shulde haue his doughter in maryage promysing hym that if he wolde take her to his wyfe that he wolde cause hym to enioy the hole erldome of Flanders other by â—ayre meanes or otherwyse Also the duke sayde to the frenche kyng sir if the erle of Flanders woll take my doughter I shall fynde the meanes that all the flemmynges shall take your part and for sake the kyng of Englande by the whiche promyse the frenche kyng agreed to that maryage Whan the duke of Brabant had the kyngê gode wyll than he sent certayne messaÌ„gers into FlaÌ„ders to the burgesses of the good townes and shewed them so fayre reasons that the counsayles of the good townes sent to the erle their naturall lorde certifyeng hym that if he wolde come into Flanders vse their counsayle they wolde be to hym trewe and good frendes and delyuer to hym all the rightes and iurysdictyons of FlaÌ„ders asmoche as euer any erle hadde The erle toke counsayle and went into Flaunders wher he was receyued with great â—oye and gyuen to hym many great presentes Ass one as the kyng of Englande harde of this he sende into Flaunders the erle of Northampton therle of Arundell and the lorde Cobâ—am they dyde somoche with the offycers and commons of Flaunders that they had rather that their lorde therle shulde take to his wyfe the kyng of Englandes doughter than the doughter of the duke of Brabâ—t And so to do they affectuously desyred their lorde shewed hym many fayre reasons to drawe hym to that way so that the burgesses that wer on the duke of Brabantes partie durste nat say the contrary but than the erle in nowyse wolde concent therto but euer he sayde he wolde natte wedde her whose father had slayne his though he myght haue halfe of the hole realme of Englande WhanÌ„e the flemmynges sawe that they sayd howe their lorde was to moche french and yuell counsayled and also sayd howe they wolde do no good to hym syth he wolde nat
belyue their counsayls than they toke and putte hym in Cortoyse prison and sayd howe he shulde neuer depart without he wolde folowe and byleue their counsayls Also they sayd that the erle his father belyued and loued to moche the frenchemen for if he wolde a byleued theÌ„ he shuld haue ben the greattest lorde in all christendome and recouered agayne Lysle Doway and Bethwyn yet alyue Thus the mater abode a certayne space the kynge of Englande lay styll at the siege before Calays and kept a great court that Christmas And about the begynnynge of lent after came thyder out of Gascoyne the erle of Derby the erle of Penbroke the erle of Can forte and dyuers other knyghtes and squyers that had passed the see with the erle Thus the erle of Flaunders was long in danger amonge the stemynges in Cortoyse prison and it greatly anoyed hym Than at last he sayde he wolde byleue their couÌ„sayle for he knewe well he sayd that he shulde haue more profet there than in any other contrey These wordes reioysed greatly the flemynges than they toke hym out of prison suffred hym to go a haukyng to the ryuer the which sport the erle loued well â–ª but euer ther was good watche layde on hym that he shulde nat steale away fro theym and they were charged on their lyues to take good hede to hym And also they were suche as were fauourable to the kyng of EnglaÌ„d they watched hym so nere that he coude nat pysse without their knowledge This endured so longe that at last the erle sayd that he wolde gladly haue to his wyfe the kyng of Englandes doughter than the flemmynges sende worde therof to the kynge and to yâ— quene and poynted a day that they shuld come to Bergus in the abbey and to bringe their doughter with theym and they wolde bring thyder their lorde the erle of Flanders and there to coÌ„clude vp the maryage The kyng and the quene were gladde therof and sayde that the flemmynges were good men so to Bergus bytwene Newport and Grauelynge came the moost saddest men of the gode townes in Flaunders and brought with theÌ„ the erle their lorde in great estate The kyng of Englande and yâ— quene were ther redy the erle curtesly inclyned to the kyng and to the quene the kyng toke the erle by the ryght hande right swetely and ledde hym forthe sayeng as for the dethe of the erle your father as god helpe me the day of the batayle of Cressey nor the nexte day after I neuer herde worde of hym that heshulde be there the yong erle by seÌ„blant made as thoughe he had ben content with the kynges excuse than they fyll in communycacyon of the maryage there were certayne artycles agreed vnto by the kyng of Englande and the erle Loyes of Flaunders and great amyties ther was sworâ—e bytwene them to be holden And there the erle fyaunced Isabell the kyng of Englandes doughter and promysed to wedde her â–ª so that iourney brake of and a newe day to be apoynted at more leaser the flemmynges retourned into Flaunders with their lorde and the kynge of Englande with the quene went agayne to the siege of Calays Thus the mater stode a certayne tyme and the kynge and the quene prepayred greatly agayne the maryage for iewelles and other thynges to gyue away acordyng to their behauyours The erle of Flanders dayly past the tyme at the ryuer and made semblant that this maryage pleased him greatly so the flemmynges thought that they were than sure ynough of hym so that there was nat so great watch made on hym as was before but they knewe nat well the coÌ„dycion of their lorde for what soeuer couÌ„tenance he made out warde his inwarde courage was all frenche So on a day he went forthe with his hawkes the same weke yâ— the maryage shulde haue ben finysshed his fauconer cast of a faukon to an hearon and therle cast of a nother so these two faukons chased the hearon and the erle rode after as to folowe his faucon And whan he was a gode way of and had the aduantage of the feldes he dasshed his spurres to his horse and galoped forth in suche wyse that his kepars lost hym styll he galoped forthright tyll he came into Arthoyes and ther he was in suretie And so than he rode into Fraunce to kyng Philyp and shewed hym all his aduenture the kynge and the frenchmen sayd howe he had dalt wysely the englysshmen on the othersyde said howe he had betrayed and disceyued them â–ª but for all that the kyng left nat to kepe the flemmynges in amyte for he knewe well the erle had done this dede nat by their couÌ„sell for they wer sore dyspleased therwith And the excuse that they made the kyng soone byleued it in that behalfe ¶ Howe sir Robert of Namure dyde hoâ—age to the kyng of England before Calays Cap. C .xli. WHyle the kynge lay at siege before Calays ther came to se the kynge and the quene dyuers lordê and knightes of Flanders â–ª of Brabant of Heynault and of Almaygne and there departed none agayne but that had great gyftes gyuen them The same season there was newely come into the countie of Namure and of Liege dut of the holy lande sir Robert of Namure and the lorde of Lespentyne hadde made hym knyght at the holy sepulcre This sir Robert was as than a yong lusty knight and was nat desyred of any of bothe kynges than he came of his owne good mynde well acoÌ„panyed and richely to the siege before Calayes and there presented hymselfe to the kyng of Englande who ioyfully receyued hym and so dyde the quene and all the other lordes he entred greatly into the kynges fauour â–ª bycause he bare the name of sir Robert de Arthoys his vucle Thus sir Robert became the kynges liege man the kynge gaue hym thre hundred pounde sterlynge by yere out of his cofers to be payde at Bruges there he taryed with the kynge before Calays tyll the towne was wonne as ye shall here after ¶ Howe thenglysshmen wanne the Rochdaren and howe sir Charles de Bloyes layed siege therto Ca. C .xlii. IT is longe nowe syth we spake of sir Charles de Bloyes as than the duke of Bretaygne and of the countesse of Mountforde but it was bycause of the truse that was takenne at Uannes the whiche was well kept For durynge the trewse eyther partie kept peasably that they had in possessyon and assone as the trewse was expyred they made agayne feerse warr There was coÌ„e into Bretaygne fro the kynge of Englande sir Thomas Dangorne and sir Johan Harewell they came thyder fro the siege of Calays with a hundred men of armes and foure hundred archers They taryed with the countes of MouÌ„t forde at Hanybout and with them sir 〈◊〉 of the castell bretone bretonant thenglysshmen and bretons of yâ— part made often tymes iourneys agaynst sir Charles de Bloyes men somtyme they wanne and somtyme
away as they named and howe that they were goynge to Lymoges in Lymosyn Whan the lordes of France herde that they brake vppÌ„ their iourney and deê‘ted euery man to his owne And anone after was the mariage made of the lorde Berault Daulphyne of Auuergne and the doughter of the erle of Forestes that he had by the duke of Burbons suster ¶ Of the almaygnes that abode the kyng of Englande at Calays to ryde with hym into the realme of France kynge JohaÌ„n beynge styll prisoner in Englande Cap. CC .v. ALl this season the kynge of Englande made great prouisyon to come into FraÌ„ce suche as had nat been sene the lyke before Certayne lordes and knyghtes of the empyre suche as had serued the kyng before prouyded the same yer greatly for horse and harneys and other thynges necessary for their degrees And assoone as they might they came by Flaunders to Calays and ther a bode for the kynges coÌ„myng so it was that the kyng of Englande came nat so soone to Calays as it was sayde he shulde haue done wherfore moche people resorted thyder so that they wyst nat wher to lodge nor to haue stablyng for their horses Also bredde wyne hay and otes and other ê“uisyons were very dere and scant so that ther was none to gette for golde nor syluer and euer it was said the kyng coÌ„meth the next weke Thus taryed there the lordes of Almaygne of Behayne of Brabant of Flanders and of Heynault fro the begynnyng of August to the feest of saynt Luke so that ther were many that wer fayne to sell the beste part of their iewelles And if the kyng had been there than lodgyng wolde haue ben strayter the towne was so full And also it was dout of these lordes who had spende all that they had that they wolde nat depart fro Calays tyll they were contented agayne of all their expeÌ„ses The kyng sende nat for the fourth part of them many of them were come of their owne good wylles trustynge to haue some aduauntage and some thought to robbe and pyll in the realme of France Than the kyng of Englande sende ouer before the duke of Lancastre with foure hundred speares and two thousand archers And whanÌ„e the duke came to Calays these lordes straungers made great ioye of hym and demauÌ„ded tidynges of the kyng and of his commynge The duke excused the kynge of his taryeng so longe and sayde howe that all his prouisyon was natte fully redy and sayd fayre lordâ— the taryeng here is no profyte I woll go ryde for the into Fraunce and to se what I can fynde ther wherfore sirs I requyre you to ryde for the with me and Ishall delyuer you a certayne somme of money to pay withall your costes in your lodgynges that ye haue spent here in this towne of Calays and ye shall haue prouision of vitayle to cary on your somers These lordes thought great shame to refuse the dukes offre so graunted hym than euery man newe shodde their horses and trussed and deê‘ted nobly fro Calays with the duke and went to saynt Omers they were a two thousande speares he syde the archers and other fotemen They passed for by saynt Omers without any assaut and so rode to Bethwyne and passed by and came to Mount saynt Eloy a good abbey and a riche a two leages fro Arras and ther taryed a four dayes to refresshe theym and their horses for they founde in that abbey well wherwith And whan they had robbed and wasted the countrey there about they rode to Cambrey ther made a great assaut And there was slayne a baneret of Englande and dyuers other for they within defended themselfe valyantly by the ayde conforte of the erle of saynt Poule and the lorde of Lamenall and other who with a two hundred speares came into the towne at a backe gate And whan thenglysshmen sawe that they coude gette nothyng there they departed and folowed the ryuer of SoÌ„e with great scarsnes of bred and wyne And so came to a towne called Cheresy where they founde plentie of bredde and wyne and there they passed the ryuer for that bridge was nat broken and ther they taryed Alhalowen day and all nyght The same day tydynges came to the duke howe the kyng was aryued at Calays commaundynge hym incontynent to drawe towardes hym and all his company Than he retourned towarde Calays with hym was also sir Henry of Flaunders with two hundred speares and of Brabant there was sir Henry of Beautresen lorde of Bergues and the lorde Gerarde de la Herde the lorde FraÌ„que de Halle Oâ— Heynault the lorde Gaultyer of MaÌ„ny and the lorde JohnÌ„ of Gomegynes And of Behayne sir Gaultyer de la Haultpon sir Reynolde de Boulaunt the lorde Godfray of Hardnamont and the lord JohnÌ„ his sonne the lorde of Duras Thyrey of Ferram the lorde Ruse of Junepe the lorde Gyles Sorles the lorde JohnÌ„ of Bermont the lorde Reynolde of Bergâ—hes and dyuers other The Almaygnes and mercenaryes of strange countreis I canne nat name at this present tyme. ¶ Of the great host that the kynge of England brought into France to make warre there kyng JohnÌ„ beyng prisoner in England and of the order of the englysshe hoost Cap. CC .vi. AS the duke of LaÌ„castre and these lordes retourned towardes Calys they mette in their way a foure leages fro Calays so gret multytude of people that all the countrey was couered therwith so rychely armed and besene that it was great ioye to beholde the fresshe shinyng armours baners wâ—â—ynge in the wynde their coÌ„panyes in good order ridyng a soft pase Whan the duke these lordes mette the kyng he feested them and thanked them of their seruyce than these almayns mercenaryes brabances behannoyes all togyder shewed vnto the kyng howe they had spent all their goodes horses and harnes solde So that lytell or nothyng was left theym to do hym seruyce for the which entent they were coÌ„e nor how they had nat wherwith to go home agayn vnto their countreis if they shuld depart wherfore they desyred his noblenes to take some regarde to them The kyng answered and sayd howe he was nat as than redy to gyue theym a playne aunswere but sayde sirs I thynke ye before traueyled wherfore go your wayes and refresshe you a two or thre dayes in Calays and this nyght and to morowe I shall take counsell and sende vnto you suche an answere that of reason ye shal be content Than these strangers departed fro the kynge and fro the duke and rode towarde Calays and they had nat ryden halfe a leage farther but they met a great multytude of caryages And after that the prince of Wales nobly and richely besene and all his company wherof ther was suche a nombre that all the couÌ„trey was couered with them and he rode a soft pase redy raynged in batayle as though they shulde incontynent haue fought Thus he rode euer a leage or two after
and of Gascoyne but in any wyse he wolde that the companyons shulde take their way by some other passage and nat through Naurr Than the prince and his lordes whan they sawe that the way through Nauarr was more mete and necessary for theÌ„ than through Aragon thought nat to refuse the kynge of Nauars offre but so thanked hym greatly Thus the prince passed through the realme of Naurr and the kynge and sir Martyn de la Karr conueyed him tyll they came to the passage of Rounseualx and so from thens they passed by their iourneyes tyll they came to the cytie of Bayone wher he was receyued with great ioye And there the prince refresshed hym four dayes and than departed and rode to Burdeaulx Where he was also receyued with great solemnyte and my lady the princesse mette hym with her yonge sonne Edward who as than was of the age of thre yerê Than deê‘ted the lordes and men of warre one from another and the lordes of Gascoyne went home to their owne houses and the companyons came also into the pricipalyte abyding for their wages The prince was moche bouÌ„de to them and promysed to pay them to his power as soone as he had money though kyng Dampeter kepte nat his promyse with hym yet he said they shulde nat beare the losse therof sythe they had so well serued hym And kynge Henry the bastarde who was in the garyson of BaÌ„nyers in Bygoure Than he departed thens with suche men of warre as he had and wente into Aragon to the kynge ther who loued hym entierly and ioyously receyued him And ther taryed all the wynter and there made a newe alyaunce bytwene hym and the kynge of Aragon and promysed to make warr agaynst kynge DaÌ„peter and the bretons that were in their company As sir Arnolde Lymosyne sir Geffray Rycouns and sir yon 's de Lankaneâ— rode to the passages of Spaygne and made warr for kynge Henry ¶ Nowe lette vs speke of the delyueraunce of sir Bertram of Clesquy AFter that the prince of wales was returned into Acquitayne and his brother the duke of Lancastre into Englande euery lorde into his owne Sir BertraÌ„ of Clesquy was styll prisoner with the prince and with sir Johan Chandos and coude nat come to his raun some nor fynaunce the whiche was sore displesaunt to kyng Henry if he might haue mended it And so it fortuned after as I was enformed that on a day the prince called to hym sir Bertram of Clesquy and demaunded of hym how he dyde he answered and sayd Sir it was neuer better with me It is reason that it shulde so be for I am in prison with the moost renowmed knight of the worlde â–ª With whome is that sayd the prince Sir ê™ he that is with sir Johan Chandos And sir it is sayd in the realme of FrauÌ„ce and in other places that ye feare me so moche that ye dare nat let me out of prison the whiche to me is full great honour The price who vnderstode well the wordes of sir Bertram of Clesquy and parceyued well howe his owne counsayle wolde in no wyse that he shuld delyuer him vnto the tyme that kyng Dampeter had payed hym all suche soÌ„mes as he was bounde to do Than he said to sir Bertram sir than ye thinke that we kepe you for feare of yoâ— chiualry Nay thynke it nat for I swere by sait George it is nat so therfore pay for your raunsome a hundred thousande fraÌ„kes and ye shall be delyuered Sir Bertram who desyred gretly to be delyuered and herde on what poynt he might depart toke the prince with that worde and sayd Sir in the name of god so be it I wyll pay no lasse And whaÌ„ the prince herde him say so he wolde than gladly haue repeÌ„ted hym selfe and also some of his counsayle came to him and sayd Sir ye haue nat done well so lightly to put him to his raunsome And so they wolde gladly haue caused the prince to haue reuoked that couenaunt but the prince who was a true and a noble knight sayd Sythe that we haue agreed therto we wyll nat breke our promyse It shulde be to vs a great rebuke shame and reproche if we shulde nat put hym to raunsome seyng yâ— he is content to pay suche a great somÌ„e as a hundred thousande fraÌ„kes So after this acorde sir Bertram of Clesquy was right besy and studyed dayly howe to get this somÌ„e for his rauÌ„some And dyde so moche with the ayde of the frenche kynge and of his frendes and of the duke of Aniou who loued him entierly that he payed in lesse than a moneth a hundred thousande frankes And so he departed and went to serue the duke of Aniou with two thousande fightyng men in Prouens where as the duke lay at siege before the towne of Tarraston the whiche helde of the kyng of Naples IN the same season there was a maryage concluded by twene the lorde Lyon duke of Clarence and erle of Ulseter sonÌ„e to the kynge of Englande And the doughter to the lorde Galyanche lorde of Myllan the whiche yonge lady was nere to therle of Sauoy and doughter to the lady Blanch his suster And thus the duke of ClareÌ„ce acoÌ„panyed with noble knightê squyers of England caÌ„e into FraÌ„ce wher as the king the duke of Burgon the duke of Burbone the lorde of Coucy receyued hym with great ioye in Parys And so he passed through the realme of France came into Sauoy wher as the gentyll erle receyued him right honorably at Chambrey and there he was thre dayes greatly feested with ladyes and damosels and than he deê‘ted and therle of Sauoy brought him to Myllan and ther the duke wedded his nece doughter to the lorde of Myllan the monday next after the feest of the holy Trinyte the yere of our lorde a thousande CCC .lxviii. ¶ Nowe let vs retourne to the busynesse of Fraunce Cap. CC .xl. YE haue well herde here before recounted the maner of the vyage that the prince of Wales had made into Spayne and howe he deê‘ted thens nat well coÌ„tent with the kyng Dampeter and howe he returned into Acquitayne So that whan he was thus returned all maner of men of warr folowed him bycause they thought nat to abyde behynde in Spayne bycause kyng Dampeter payed nat theÌ„ their wages as he had promysed And thus whan they were all returned the price had nat paymeÌ„t for them so redy as he wolde haue had for his vyage into Spayne had so sore mynisshed and wasted his richesse that it was marueyle to thynke theron And so soiourned these companyons vpon the countre of Acquitayne who coude nat absteyn theÌ„selfe fro robbyng of the couÌ„tre for they were well .vi. M. fightyng men And at the last the prince desyred theÌ„ to departe his realme for the countre was nat able to susteyn theÌ„ no leÌ„ger The capitayns of these coÌ„panyons were all englysshmen and gascoÌ„s As sir Robert Briquet Johan
by yâ— day certayne nombre of men of warre other of the french kynges parte or of the kyng of Englandes part And that party that coude kepe the felde of him they wolde holde their laÌ„des in peace for euer Whiche couenant to parforme therle of Foiz and the other lordes layd good hostages Than the duke of Aniou went to Pyergourte with all his hole army gaue lycence to no man to departe IN that season ther was an exchange made of certayne landê for prisoners in spaygne whiche landes the kynge of Spayne had gyuen to the constable of FrauÌ„ce and the lorde of Manny for suche seruyce as they had done in Spayne The coÌ„stable gaue the lande of saryen castell in exchange for the erle of PeÌ„broke who was taken prisoner before Rochell and ser Olyuer of MaÌ„ny gaue his lande of Grece for the lordes sir Richarde Dangle and WyllimÌ„ his nephue and for Othes of GraÌ„tsone JohnÌ„ de Gremeres and Tanyboton The same season there began a treatie bytwene the duke of Aniou and the duke of Lancastre at Pyergort by assurances towarde the duke of Aniou for the duke of Lancastre helde himselfe as kynge and regent of theÌ„glysshe marches And so ther was a respyte of warre agreed bytwene them and all their ayders to endure tyll the last day of August So that these two dukes shulde be at the begynning of SepteÌ„bre in the marches of Picardy the duke of Aniou at saynt Omers and the duke of LaÌ„castre at Calys After this truce thus taken the duke of LaÌ„castre and the duke of Breten therles of Warwyke of Suffolke Stafforde the lordes Spenser Wyl loughby Chanoyne Robersart Henry Percy and the lorde of Mauue and all other lordê and knightes the .viii. day of July deê‘ted fro Burdeux and returned into Englande And whan the capitayns of Bercerell sir Johan of Pert and Johan of Cornwall had kept the for tresse the space of a yere agaynst the freÌ„chmen that lay there at siege and sawe no socoure nor ayde comyng to them warde and that their vytayls began sore to mynisshe Than they toke aduyse togyder and deâ—myned to make some composycion than they fell in treaty with the lordes of Hambuye of Stonuyll Blaynuyll and Franuyll The lordes of Normandy that lay there at siege were right wery and wolde gladly haue fallen into some treaty howe beit first they wolde knowe the kyngê mynde who acorded right well therto So that if the duke of Bretayne were nat personally bitwene that tyme and the feest of Allsayntes next comyng after before the towne of Bercerell in such wise able to reyse the siege els they within to yelde them vp For which composycion ther were de lyuered hostages therle of Penbroke was put to raunsome of sixe thousande frankes lomberdes in Bruges becaÌ„e dettours therfore and promysed payment therof assoone as he were hole and in good poynt So the erle rode vnder the conduct of the constable through FrauÌ„ce so that the feuer and sickenesse toke hym by the way and so in a horse lytter he was brought to the cyte of Arras there his sickenesse toke hym so sore that he lay in his bedde and final lye dyed there and so the constable lost his money And therle of Penbroke left behynde hym a sonne of the age of two yere and sir Richarde DaÌ„gle made his finauÌ„ce as I shall shewe you ye haue herde here before howe yâ— lorde of Roy was prisoner in EnglaÌ„de who had no children but a doughter who was his heyre The frendes of the sayd lorde of Roy fell in treaty with sir Olyuer of Manny a knyght of Bretayne and nephue to sir Bertram of Clesquy for the delyueraunce of the lorde of Roy by this meanes by exchaunge for one of his prisoners and he to haue to his wyfe the lorde of Roys doughter who was of great lynage ThaÌ„ sir Olyuer of MaÌ„ny sent to yâ— kyng of EnglaÌ„de to knowe what knyght he wolde gladlyest haue delyueced for the lorde of Roye the kyng enclynod to haue sir Rychard Dangleê and so they were delyuered quyte eche for other And the lord MaÌ„ny wedded the doughter of the lorde of Royes and the sayde lorde of Roye after maryed the doughter of the lorde of Wille and of Floren 〈◊〉 in Heynalt And yâ— other knyghtes as sir Tanyboton sir Othes of Grantson and Johan of Gruners were put to their fynauÌ„ce and by the meanes of sir Olyuer of Manny they passed with easy and courtesse rauÌ„some ¶ Howe dyuers townes yelded vp to the french kyng in Gascon how sir Hugh of Chastellon retourned fro prison and howe the castell of Bercerell in NormaÌ„dy yelded them vp freÌ„che Cap. CCC .xii. WHan the myddes of August began to aproche and that the iourney shulde hold before Monsac the duke of Anioue came thyder with a great noÌ„bre of men of warr and so came and lay before Monsac sixe dayes and thyder came no body to apere of the other parte for the englysshmen thought that by reason of the treaty that was made bitwene the duke of Aniou and the duke of Lancastre that iourney shulde haue ouerpast but the duke of Aniou and his counsayle was nat of that mynde Than the duke sent to the erle of Foiz the vicount of Chatell Boine to the lordes of Marsen of Chatell Neufe of Lescute to the abbot of saynt Syluere that they shuld holde their couenauÌ„t or els the duke sayd he wolde sle all the hostagê that he had for that entent and wolde entre in to their landes with suche puyssaunce that he wolde compell them to cry for mercy Than these lordes putte them selfe their landes vnder the obeysance of the frenche kyng and they of Monsac opened their towne whiche was a fayre garison went and presented the keys to the duke of Aniou and to hym dyde fealtie and homage And so the duke and his company entred and there taryed .xviii. dayes in the meane season â—oke counsayle to what parte they shulde drawe as soone as the myddes of August shulde be past and that the truce shulde be expyred and whan the daye was past the duke of Aniou went before the Ryoll and whan he had layen there at siege thre dayes than they of the Ryoll put themselfe vnder the obeysaunce of the frenche kyng than they went before Langon whiche also yelded vp and after saynt Marquayre Condose Basylle the towre of PrudeÌ„ce Mauleon and the towre of Drowe and to the nombre of a .xl. townes and castels tourned them selfe frenche in the same viage the last that tourned frenche was Dauberoth in euery place the duke layd newe garisons And whan he had ordayned euery thyng accordyng to his pleasure than he retourned in to Fraunce and the constable in lykewise for the kyng sent for them and so they gaue lycence to the moost parte of their company to departe and the lordes of Clisson of Beaumauoyre of Dauangourt of Ray of Ryon
and in Haynalt to serue for yâ— voyage into ScotlaÌ„de And in Arthoyse at Lysle at Doway and at Turney There was moche bysquet made and other prouysion a longe the see syde for Harflewe to Sluse whiche was the princypall hauen where they thought to take shippynge ¶ Howe the lady of Brabant caused to be called a counsayle wherat there was the duke of Burgoyn the duke Aubert and she in the cytie of Cambray to treat for the mariage of their chyldren Cap. CCCC .xlix. THe duches of BrabaÌ„t beyng a wydow for yâ— duke Wyncelent of Boesme was deed for whose deth she had greate sorowe at her â–ª harte lay at Brusels and it greatly displeased her yâ— trowble that she sawe in Flaunders gladly she wolde haue made a peace and she might for she vnderstode that the gauntoyse dayly fortifyed them selfe by reason of the englisshmen who promysed them great comforte Also she sawe well her nefewe yâ— duke of Burgoyne who shulde be by right enherytoure of Flaunders and one of the greattest enherytours of the worlde as thanÌ„e likely to be was sore troubled by the gauÌ„toyse Also she sawe well that the duke Aubert chefe of Haynault and the duches his wyfe had fayre chyldren to gyder two sonnes and doughters as thaÌ„ vnmaryed Also she knewe that the duke of LaÌ„castre was in treaty of maryage for Philyppe his doughter had by the lady Blaunche his first wyfe and the eldest sonne of duke Aubert who shuld be right enherytour to the erledome of Haynault of Holande and of zelande And so the sayd lady douted that if there were alyaunce made bytwene Englande and Haynaulte that the frenche men wolde haue indygnacion therat and so ther by the ioly countre of Haynalt outher couertly or openly suche as shulde passe out of Fraunce in to Flaunders comynge or goyng shulde be sore troubled and greued and the rather bycause that duke Aubert by the meanes of the holaÌ„ders and zelanders suche as be marchyng on the see syde dyd comforte dayly yâ— gauntoyse in dyuers maners wherof the duke of Burgoyne his counsayle were well infourmed therof wherfore he loued duke Auberte neuer the better and yet he was therof nothyng gylty for as for the holanders and zelanders the warre of FlauÌ„ders touched theÌ„ no thynge they wolde nat therfore defende their marchaundyses to rynne The sayd good lady consideryng all these thynges and parels that myght ense we she aduysed to bringe these two dukes togyder yâ— duke of Burgoyne and the duke Aubert and yâ— she wolde be the meane to treate bytwene them Also she though to entreat the duke of Burgoyne that the gauntoyse myght coÌ„e to mercy So this lady on this aduyse and ymaginacyon wolde nat let it slepe but set clerkes and messaÌ„gers a warke and she dyd somoche bytwene these two dukes yâ— there was a day assygned to mete at Cambray they and their couÌ„sayls howbeit bothe dukê knewe nat the full entent why this lady caused yâ— counsayle To this counsayle acordyng as they had promysed in the moneth of January about the xii day there came to the cytie of Cambray the duke of Burgoyne the duke Aubert and their counsayls and the duches of Brabant who opened to theÌ„ all the mater why they were there assembled First she shewed to yâ— duke of Burgoyne howe he was a great lorde and lykely to be and howe he had fayre chyldren howe that he shuld be happy to bestowe theÌ„ well and nobly and to the moost auauntage for him and his countrey saynge howe as than in her opynion she knewe no place so metely for them as the couÌ„trey of Haynalt Holande and zelande to bringe their couÌ„treys to a perfyte peace and to gyue feare and doute to their enemyes For fayre nephewe ê™ she I knowe for trouthe that the duke of Lancastre is right puyssant in England and dothe that he can that his doughter were maryed to WyllimÌ„ of Heynalt your soÌ„ne and heyre And sir I had rather se the profyt of you and of your chyldren than of the englysshe men Fayre aunt quod the duke I thanke you I beleue you well I am content and ye canne bringe it a boute to let my doughter Margarete be maryed to the heyre of Haynalt Than the lady went fro one parte to the other to treat for this maryage The duke Aubert to whome these tydinges were newe answered right curtesly and sayd howe he hadde there as than no counsayle suche as he wolde haue What counsayle wolde ye haue quod the duches or what want you to do well and to bringe your countrey in peace I lacke my wyfe ê™ the duke and without her I wyll do nothyng in this mater for she hathe as moche parte of my chyldren as I. Also fayre aunt â–ª it is metely that the nobles of the countrey be enfourmed therof well ê™ the duches I pray god all be for the best And than she thought at their departinge to desyre them to mete agayne in the same place in Lent tyme and to bringe their wyues and their counsayls with them This lady dyde all this so secretly that fewe folkes knewe wherfore the couÌ„sayle was Thus the two dukes departed fro Cambray The duke of Burgoyne went to the cytie of Arras where as the lady his wyfe was and the duke Aubert returned in to HolaÌ„de where as the lady his wyfe was And the Duches of Brabant retourned in to her countrey and euer secretly she wrote and sent to eyther party and tooke great payne to bringe agayne these lordes and their wyues in to the cytie of Cambray for greatly she desyred this mariage to be confyrmed for to bringe in vnite and concorde Flaunders Brabant and Haynalt to gyder SO moche dyd this good lady yâ— she and the sayd dukes their wyues and counsayls came agayne to Cambray and ther was done great honoure for eche of them enforsed them selfe to do honoure eche to other There was the duches Margarete of Burgoyn and the duches Margaret of Heynault who helde sore in this treaty saynge yâ— if her sonne shulde mary Margarete of Burgoyne she wolde also that her doughter shuld mary JohnÌ„ of Burgoyne and so to make a crosse maryagâ— wherby shulde be yâ— more coniunction of loue And so two of the chyldren of Burgoyne shulde be maryed in to one howse The duke of Burgoyne thought it was ynough to mary his doughter and excused Johan his sonne saynge howe hâ— was to yonge of age to be maryed for the dukâ— of Burgoyne had ymaginacion to mary Jo 〈…〉 his sonne with Katheryne of Fraunce suster 〈…〉 his nephewe the french kyng So thus on 〈…〉 poynt the treaty was lyke to haue fayled for the duches of Bauiers sayd howe there shulde be made no maryage of any of her chyldren with out they were both maryed Alwayes she helde this purpose ther coude no man breke her therof The duches of Brabant hadde great payne to go fro the one to the other and
souerayne lorde kynge Henry the .viii. kyng of Englande and of Fraunce and highe defender of the christen faythe c. Under his gracyous supportacyon to do my deuoyre to translate out of frenche in to our maternall englysshe tonge the sayd volumes of sir Johan Froyssart Whiche cronycle begynneth at the raygne of the moost noble and valyant kynge Edwarde the thyrde The yere of our lorde a thousande thre hundred and sixtene And contynucth to the begynning of the reigne of king Henry the fourth The yere of our lorde god a thousande and foure hundred The space by twene is threscore and fourtene yeres Requyrynge all the reders and herers therof to take this my rude translacion in gre And in that I haue nat folowed myne authour worde by worde yet I trust I haue ensewed the true reporte of the sentence of the mater And as for the true namyng of all maner of personages Countreis cyties townes ryuers or teldes Where as I coude nat name them properly nor aptely in Englysshe I haue written them acordynge as I founde them in frenche And thoughe I haue nat gyuen euery lorde knyght or squyer his true addycion yet I trust I haue natswarued fro the true senteÌ„ce of the mater And there as I haue named the dystaunce bytwene places by myles and leages they must be vnderstande acordyng to the custome of the couÌ„treis where as they be named for in some place they be lengar than in some other In Englande a leage or myle is well knowen in FrauÌ„ce a leage is two myles and in some place thre And in other couÌ„treis more or lesse euery nacion hath sondrie customes And if any faute be in this my rude translacyon I remyt the correctyon therof to theÌ„ that discretely shall fynde any reasonable deraute And in their so doynge I shall pray god to sende theÌ„ the blysse of heuen Amen Thus endeth the preface of sir JohnÌ„ Bourchier knight lorde berners traÌ„slatour of this present cronycle And herafter foloweth the table with all the chapiters as they stande in the boke in order from one to four huÌ„dred fyftie and one Whiche be in nombre C C C C. and li. chapiters ¶ Here after foloweth the table of this present volume FIrst the auctours ê“loge Ca. i. ¶ Of them that were moost valyant knightes to be made mencion of in this boke Cap. ii ¶ Of some of the prevecessours of kyng Edwarde of Englande Cap. iii. ¶ Of some of the prrentes of this good kyng Edwarde the thyrbe Cap. iiii ¶ The first occasyon of the warre bytwene the the kynges of Englande of FrauÌ„ce Cap. v. ¶ Howe therle Thomas of Lancastre .xxii. other great lordes and knyghtes of Englande werebeheeded Cap. vi ¶ Howe the quene of Englande went and coÌ„playned her to the kyng of FrauÌ„ce her brother on sir Hewe Spensar Cap. vii ¶ Howe sir Hewe Spensar purchased that the quene Isabell of Englande was putte out of Fraunce Cap. viii ¶ Howe quene Isabell deê‘ted out of Fraunce and entred in to the empyre Cap. ix ¶ Howe quene Isabell areyued in Englande with sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt in her coÌ„pany Ca. x. ¶ Howe the quene of Englande besieged kynge Edwarde the seconde her housbande in the towne of Bristowe Cap. xi ¶ Howe sir Hewe SpeÌ„sar thelder and therle of Arundell were iudged to bethe Cap. xii ¶ Howe sir Hewe Spensar was putte to his iudgement Cap. xiii ¶ Of the coronacyon of kynge Edwarde the thirde Cap. xiiii ¶ Howe kyng Robert de Breur of ScotlaÌ„de defyed kyng Edwarde of Englande Cap. xv ¶ Of the disceÌ„cion that sell bytwene tharchers of Englande them of Heynalt Cap. xvi ¶ Of the maner of the scottes and howe they make their warre Cap. xvii ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande made his first iourney agaynst the scottes Cap. xviii ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde was maryed to the lady Philyppe of Heynalt Cap. xix ¶ Howe kyng Robert of scotlaÌ„de dyed ca. xx ¶ Howe Philyppe of Ualloyes was crowned kynge in Fraunce Cap. xxi Of the batayle of Cassell in FlaÌ„ders ca. xxii ¶ Howe therle of Kent and therle Mortymer in Englande were put to dethe Cap. xxiii ¶ Of the homage that kyng Edwarde of Englande made to the frenche kyng for the duchy of Guyen Cap. xxiiii ¶ Howe sir Roberte of Arthoyse was chased out of the realme of Fraunce Cap. xxv ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde tooke the towne of Berwyke agaynst the scottes Cap. xxvi ¶ Howe king Philyp of Fraunce and dyuers other kynges toke on them the crosey to the holy lande Cap. xxvii ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde of Englande was counsayled to make warre agaynst the frenche kynge Cap. xxviii ¶ Howe Jaques Dartuell gouerned the countie of Flaunders Cap. xxix ¶ Howe certayne nobles of FlauÌ„ders kept the yle of CagaÌ„t agaynst theÌ„glysshmen Cap. xxx ¶ Of the batayle of Cagant by twene the Englysshmen and flemynges Cap. xxxi ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde of Englande made great alyaunces in th empyre Cap. xxxii ¶ Howe kyng Dauyd of Scotlande made alyauÌ„ce with kyng Philyp of FraÌ„ce Ca. xxxiii ¶ Howe kyng Edwarde was made vycar generall of th eÌ„pyre of Almayne Cap. xxxiiii ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde all his alyes dede defy the frenche kyng Cap. xxxv ¶ Howe sir Gaultier of Manny after the defyaunces declared made the first iourney into Fraunce Cap. xxxvi ¶ Howe after the defyaunces the frenchemen entred in to Englande Cap. xxxvii ¶ Howe kyng Edwarde besieged the cytie of Cambrey Cap. xxxviii ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde made sir Henry of Flaunders knight Cap. xxxix ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande and the freÌ„che kynge toke day to fight Cap. xl ¶ Howe these two kynges ordayned their batayls at Uyronfosse Cap. xli ¶ Howe the sayd two kynges departed without batayle Cap. xlii ¶ Howe king Edwarde of Englande toke on him to beare the armes of Fraunce the â—â—me to be called kyng therof Cap. xliii ¶ Howe the frenchmen brent in the lanbes of sir Johan of Heynalt Cap. xliiii ¶ Howe therle of Heynalt toke and distroyed Aubenton and Thyerache Cap. xlv ¶ Howe they of Tourney made a iourney in to Flaunders Cap. xlvi ¶ Of the iourney that duke JohnÌ„ of NormaÌ„dy made in to Heynalt Cap. xlvii ¶ Howe they of Doway made a iourney in to Ostrenant and howe the erle of Heynalt was in Englande Cap. xlviii ¶ Howe the duke of Normandy layd siege to Thyne the bysshoppe Cap. xlix ¶ Of the batayle on the see before Srluse in Flaunders bytwene the kynge of Englande the frenchmen Cap. l. ¶ Howe kynge Robert of Cycile dyde all that he might to pacify the kynges of Englande Fraunce Cap. li. ¶ Of the couÌ„sayle that the kyng of England his alyes helde at the towne of Uyllenort ca. lii ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande layde siege to the cytie of Iourney Cap. liii ¶ Howe the erle of Heynalt distroyed the townes of Seclyn and Dorchies Cap. liiii ¶ Howe the scottes wan agayne a great
howe he toke the castell of saynt yriell Cap. iiC .lxxxii. ¶ Howe the prince of Walles toke the cytie of Lymoges and howe foure companyons dyd marueyls in armes Cap. cc .lxxxiii. ¶ Howe the cytie of Lymoges was brent and distroyed and the bysshop deliuered fro dethe and howe sir Bertram of Clesquy was made constable of Fraunce Cap. cc .lxxxiiii. ¶ Howe sir Bertram of Clesquy and the lorde of Clysson discoÌ„syted at the bridge of Bolayne certayne of sir Robert Canols company Cap. cc .lxxxv. ¶ Howe pope Urbane dyed and howe Gregory was chosen howe sir Raymon of Marnell was taken of theÌ„glysshmen Ca. cc .lxxxvi. ¶ Howe the Prince lefte the duchy of Acquitayne in the kepynge of the duke of Lancaster and howe four breton knightes toke the castell of Mount Paon Cap. cc .lxxxvii. ¶ Howe the sayd foure knyghtes bretons defended them selfe valiauntly agaynst the duke of Lancastre and howe fynally the duke toke them all four to rauÌ„some Cap. cc .lxxxviii. ¶ Howe the duke of LaÌ„castre gaue lycence to all his people to deê‘te and returned hym selfe to Burdeux And howe therle of Pons turned frenche and howe the seneshall of Poytou asseÌ„bled togyder a company Cap. cc .lxxxix. ¶ Howe the seneshall of Poictou toke MouÌ„tcontour and howe ser Bertram of Clesquy toke dyuers townes and castels in Rouuergue and howe he besieged the cite of Duses Cap. cc .xc. ¶ Howe they of Duses yelded them vp to sir Bertram and howe sir Robert Canoll was in the kyng of Englandes displeasure and howe at the request of the lordes his peace was made agayne Cap. cc lxxxxi ¶ Howe therle of Herforde dyuers englysshmen discomfyted in Bretayne on the see dyuers slemynges the assayled them Ca. ii C lxxxxii ¶ How the kyng of EnglaÌ„d sent a great nauy to the see agaynst the slemynges and howe the peace was made bytwene theÌ„ Cap. cc lxxxxiii ¶ Howe the kyng of Mayllorgues was in displeasure with kyng Henry of Spayne and after went and made warre to the kyng of Arragon Cap. ii C lxxxxiiii ¶ Howe the duke of Lancastre wedded the eldest doughter of kyng Dampeter of Spayne And howe the confederacions were made bytwene the french kyng the kyng of Spayne Cap. ii C lxxxxv ¶ Howe the duke of Lancastre ordayned gouernours in Guyen and ledde his wyfe with hym in to EnglaÌ„de and howe the kyng of Englande ordayned the erle of Penbroke to be gouernour of Poictou Cap. cc lxxxxvi ¶ Howe the erle of Penbroke departed out of Englande to go in to Poyctou and howe the spaynierdes fought with hym in the hauen of Rochell Cap. cc lxxxxvii ¶ Howe they of Rochell towne wolde nat rescue therle of Penbroke and howe the seneshall of Rochell and the lorde of Tanyboton other came to socour the erle Cap. cc lxxxxviii ¶ Howe therle of Penbroke was taken prisoner by the spanierdes and howe they departed fro the hauen of Rochell withall their prisoners and the same day the Captall of Beufz came in to Rochell Cap. cc lxxxxix ¶ Howe sir yuan of Wales discoÌ„fyted the Englysshmen in the yle of Gerusay and howe the frenche kynge sent in to Spaygne for men of warre to ley siege to Rochell Cap. ccc ¶ Howe the kynge of Englande was sore displeased for the takyng of the erle of Penbroke and howe sir Bertram of Clesquy toke the castell of Mountmorillan Cap. ccc .i. ¶ Howe the coÌ„stable of FrauÌ„ce besieged mouÌ„t counter and howe he departed thens to go to the duke of Berrey in to Lymosyn to besiege saynt Seuere Cap. ccc .ii. ¶ Howe they of saynt Seuere endurynge a great assaut yelded theym vp to sir Bertram and howe the cyte of Potters tourned frenche Cap. ccc .iii. ¶ Howe the frenche men tooke the Captall of Beufz before Subyse in batayle howe they of Rochell tourned frenche Cap. ccc .iiii. ¶ Howe sir Bertram of Clesquy constable of FrauÌ„ce toke dyuers castels in Rochell howe the kynge of Englande toke the see to come to reyse the siege at Thouars Cap. ccc .v. ¶ Howe sir Bertram of Clesquy leyde siege to the castell of Syreth and howe thenglysshemen were disconfyted and howe the countreis of Poictou Xaynton and Rochell were clene delyuered out of the englysshmens handes Cap. ccc .vi. ¶ Of the siege of Bercerell of the dethe of the kyng of Scottes and of the peace bytwene the frenche kyng and the kynge of Nauer howe the duke of Bretayne sledde in to Englande howe the constable of Fraunce conquered his duchy Cap. ccc .vii. ¶ Howe ther were a certayne ordayned in englande to kepe the countre and howe therle of Salisbury sir WyllmÌ„ Neuell and Philyppe Courtney with dyuers other men of armes entred in to the see and landed in Bretaygne howe the constable of FrauÌ„ce went thyder and the duke of Bretaygne wente in to Englande Cap. ccc .viii. ¶ Howe the frenche men lay at siege at foure sondrie places atones and howe that Roche-sur yone yelded them selfe and became frenche and howe the englysshmen came before Brest Cap. ccc .ix. ¶ Howe dyuers englisshmen were slayne and disconfyted by the lorde of Subyse before RybamoÌ„t and howe the garysons of Soissonois disconfyted thenglysshmen Cap. ccc .x. ¶ Howe the hostages that were layd by them of Dyriuall were beheeded and howe sir Robert Canoll beheeded agayne all suche prisoners as he had and also of the duke of Lancasters iourney Cap. ccc .xi. ¶ Howe the lorde of Brime we his chyldren were taken by the englysshmen all their company and howe they of the garyson of Peron were chased in to their towne hastely Cap. ccc .lxii. ¶ Howe the englisshmen brint and wasted the countre of Champayne and of then countrynges that they had in their way and of the prisoners that they toke Cap. ccc .lxiii. ¶ Howe the englisshmen came before Croyes and of the bastydes that the duke of Burgoyne made without Troyes to resyst the englysshe men Cap. ccc .lxiiii. ¶ Howe the englysshmen to de and pylled the countrey of Gastenoyse of Beause and howe a frenche squier right valyant requyred an englysshe squier to iust with him Cap. ccc .lxv. ¶ Of the Justes bytwene Gawen Mychaell fraucoys and Joachyn Cathore angloys and of the wordes that kynge Charles of Fraunce sayd on his dethe bedde Cap. ccc .lxvi. ¶ Of the lorde of Mauuoysen who was taken prisoner by the englisshmen and of the lorde of Hangest who scaped and of the dethe of kyng Charles of Fraunce the fifte of that name Cap. ccc .lxvii. ¶ Howe the englysshmen arryued in Breten and howe the duke excused himselfe of his longe taryenge fro them Cap. ccc .lxviii. ¶ Howe the duke of Bretayne the englysshmen besieged Nauntes and of the coronacyon of kyng Charles the sixt of that name and of the sery 〈…〉 st he done before Nauntes Ca. ccc .lxix. ¶ Of the lettes that the duke of Bretayne had so that he might nat come to the sege
kynge Charles dyed about Ester in the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xxviii. And within a short space after the quene was delyuerd of a doughter Than all the peres of Fraunce asseÌ„bled a counsell togyder at Parys as shortly as they might conueniently and there they gaue the realme by coÌ„men acorde to sir Phylippe of Ualoys and put clene out the quene Isabell of Englande and kynge Edwarde her sonne for she was suster germayne to king Charles last deed but the opynion of the nobles of Fraunce was and sayed and maynteyned that the realme of Fraunce was of so great nobles that it ought nat by successyon to fall into a womans hande And so thus they crowned kyng of France PhilyppÌ„ Ualoys at Raygnes on Trinyte sonday next after And anone after he somoned all his barownes and men of warâ— And went withall his power to the towne of Cassell and layd â—â—eg therto in makyng warâ— agaynst the â—â—emmynges who rebelledde agaynst their owne lorde And namely they of Bruges of Ippre and of Franke for they wolde nat obey therle of FlauÌ„ders But they had chased hym out of his owne countrey so that he might nat abyde in no partie therof but onely in Gaunt and scantly ther. These fleÌ„mynges were a .xvi. thousande and had a capytayne called Colen â—aÌ„nequyn a hardy man and a couragious And they had made their grayson at Cassell at yâ— wages of dyuerse townes in Flaunders To th entent to kepe the fronters there about but ye shall here howe the flemmynges were dysconfeted and all by their owne outrage ¶ Of the batell of Cassell in FlauÌ„ders Cap. xxii ANd on a day they of the garyson of Cassell departed out To th entent to haue dysconfyted the kyng and all his hoost And they came priuely without any noyse in thre batels well ordred Wherof the first batayle toke the way to the kynges tentes and it was a fayre grace that the kynge had natben taken for he was at souper and all his company and thought nothyng of them And the other batayle toke the streyght way to the tentes of the kynge of Behaygne and in maner they founde hym in lyke case And the thirde batayle went to the tentes of therle of Heynault and in likrwyse had nere take hym These hoostes caÌ„e so peasably to the tentes that with moch payne they of thoost coude arme them Wherby all the lordes and their people had ben slayne and the more grace of god had nat ben but in maner by myracle of god these lordes dysconfyted all .iii. batayls eche batayle by it selfe all in one hour In such wyse that of â—vi thousande flemmynges ther ascaped neuer a person captayns and all were slayne And the kyng lordes of FraÌ„ce knewe nat one of an other nor what they hadde done tyll all was finyss edd and atchyued For they lay in thre sondrie parties one fro an other but as for the fleÌ„mynges there was nat one left a lyue but all lay deed on hepes one vpon an other in the sayed thre sondrie places And this was done on saynt Bartylmewes day the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xxviii. Than the french men entred into the towne of Cassell and set vp the baners of FrauÌ„ce and the towne yelded theÌ„ to the kyng And also the towne Pyepigne and of Ipre all they of the Castlayne of Bergues and than the receyued therle Loys their lorde and sware to hym faythe and loyaltie foreuer Than after the kynge and his people departed and went to Parys and he was moche honoured and praysed for this enterprise and ayd that he had done to his cosyn Lois erle of FlauÌ„ders And thus the kyng was in great prosperite and euery day encresed his ryall estat for as it was sayd ther was neuer kyng in FrauÌ„ce that helde like estat as dyd this kyng Philyp of Ualoys ¶ Howe the erle of kent and the erle Mortymer in Englande were put to deth Cap. xxiii THis yong kyng Edwarde of Englande was gouerned a great space as ye haue harde before by the couÌ„sell of the quene his mother and of Edmonde of Wodstoke erle of KeÌ„t his vncle and by sir Roger Mortymer erle of March. And at the last enuy began to growe bytwene therle of Kent and therle MortymÌ„ In so moch that this erle MortimÌ„ enformed so the yong kyng by the coÌ„sentyng of tholde quene Isabell his mother beryng the kyng in hande that therle of Kent wolde haue enpoysoned hym To th entent to be kynge hymselfe as he that was nexte heyre apparaunt to the crowne for the kynges yonger brother who was called JohnÌ„ a Gaunt was newly deed And than the kyng who gaue lyght credence to theym causedde his vncle the erle of Kent to be taken and openly to be beheeded without any maner of excuse to be harde Wherwith many of yâ— nobles of the realme wer sore troubled and bare a gruge in their hertes towarde the erle Mortymer and accordyng to thenglysshe cronycle Th erle suffred dethe atte Wynchester the tenth day of Octobre yâ— thirde yere of the kynges raygne and lyeth buryed at the friers in Winchestre But as myne auctour sayeth within a whyle after as it was reported quene Isabell the kyngâ— mother was with chylde and that by therle Mortymer Wherof the kyng was enfourmed how the sayd MortymÌ„ had caused him to put to deth therle of Kent his vncle without good reason or cause for all the realme reputed hym for a noble man Thanne by the kynges commaundement this erle Mortymer was takenÌ„e and brought to London And there byfore the great lordes and nobles of the realme was recyted by open declaratyon all the dedes of the sayd Mortymer Than the kynge demaunded of his counsell what shuld be done with hym and all the lordes by commen assent gaue iudgement And sayed syr he hath deserued to dye the sa 〈…〉 ethe that sir Hewe Spenser dyed And after this iudgement there was no delacyon of sufferaunce nor mercy But incoÌ„tynent he was drawen throughout London and than set on a scaffolde and his membres cut from hym and cast into a fyre and his hert also bycause he had ymagined treason And thanne quartered and his quarters sent to foure of the best cyties of the realme and his heed remayned styll in London And within a lytle space after the kyng commaunded by thaduyce of his counsell that the quene his mother shulde be kept close in a castell And so it was doÌ„e and she had with her ladyes and damosels knyghtes and squiers to serue her acordyng to her estat And certayne laÌ„des assigned to her to meÌ„tayne ther with her noble estat all dayes of her lyfe But in no wyse she shulde nat deê‘t out of the castell wtout it were tose suche sportes as was somtyme shewed byfore the castell gate for her recreatyon Thus this lady ledde forth her lyfe ther mekely and ones or twyse a yere the kyng her son wolde coÌ„e and se
leaue to all the souldyours to depart And toke with hym to Ualencennes all the great lordes and ther feasted them honourably and specially the duke of Brabant and Jaques Dartuell And ther Jaques Dartuell openly in the market place in the presence of all the lordes and of all such as wold here hym declared what right the kyng of Englande had to the crowne of FraÌ„ce and also what puyssaunce the thre countreis were of Flaunders Heynault and Brabant surely ioyned in one alyance And he dyde so by his great wysdome and plesaunt wordes that all people that harde hym praysed hym moche and sayd howe he had nobly spoken by great experyeÌ„ee And thus he was greatly praysed it was sayd that he was well worthy to gouerne yâ— countie of Flaunders Than the lordes departed and promysed to mete agayne within .viii. dayes at Gaunt to se the kyng of England and so they dyd And the kyng feasted them honorably and so dyd the quene who was as than nuly purifyed of a sonne called JohnÌ„ who was after duke of Lancastre by his wyfe doughter to duke Henry of LaÌ„castre Than ther was a couÌ„sell set to be at Uyllenort and a day lymitted ¶ Howe kynge Robert of Cicyll dyd all that he might to pacyfie the kyngê of Fraunce and Englande Cap. â—i WHan the french king harde howe his army on the see was dyscoufyted he dylloged and drewe to Arras gaue leaue to his men to depart tyll he harde other tidynges And sent sir Godmar du Fay to Tourney to se that there lacked nothyng he feared more the itemynges than any other And sent the lord of Beautewe to Mortayn to kepe the fronters agaynst Heynalt and he sent many meÌ„ of warr to saynt Omers to Ayre and to saynt â—enaunt and purueyed suffyciently for all the forteresses frontyng on Flanders In this season ther raygned a kyng in Cicyll called Robert who was reputed to be a great astronomyer and alwayes he warned the frenche kyng and his counsell that in no wyse he shulde fight agaynst the king of Englande for he sayd it was gyuen the king of Englande to be right fortunate in all his dedes This kyng Robert wold gladly haue sene these two kynges at a good acorde for he loued somoch the crowne of Fraunce yâ— he was right sorte to se the desolacyon cherof This kynge of Cicyll was at Auygnone with pope Clement with the colledge ther and declared to them the peryls yâ— were likely to fall in the realme of FraÌ„ce by the warr byt wene the sayd two kyngê de syring them that they wold helpe to fynde some meanes to apease them Wher vnto yâ— pope and the cardynals answered howe they wolde gladly intende therto so that the two kynges wolde heâ—e them ¶ Of the counsayle that the kynge of Englande and his alyes helde at Uyllenort Cap. lii AT this counsayle holden at Uyllenort were these lordes as foloweth The kyng of England yâ— duke of Brabant therle of Henalt ser John his vncle yâ— duke of Guerles therle of Jullers the marques of Faulquehoure the marques of Musse therle of Mons sir Robert Dartoys the lorde of Falquemont sir Wyllyam of Dunort therle of Namur Jaques Dartuell and many other great lordes of euery good towne of Flanders a thre or .iiii. personages in maner of a counsayle Ther was a grement made bytwene the thre contreis FlaÌ„ders BrabaÌ„t and Heynalt that fro thens forth eche of them shulde ayde and confort other in all cases And ther they made assuraÌ„ce ech to other that if any of them had to do with any countrey thother two shulde gyue ayde And her after if any of them shulde be at dyscorde one with an other the thyrde shulde set agremeÌ„t bytwene theÌ„ And if he were nat able so to do than the mater shulde be put vnto the kynge of Englande in whose handes this mater was sworne and promysed and he to agre them And inconfyrmacion of loue and amyte they ordayned a lawe to ryn throughout those .iii. contres the which was called the lawe of the companyons or alyes and ther it was determyned that the kyng of EnglaÌ„de shulde remoue about Maudelentyde after and ley siege to Turney and ther to mete all yâ— sayd lordes and thers with the powers of all yâ— good to wnes And than euery man departed to their owne houses to aparell them in that behalfe ¶ Howe the kyng of England hesieged the cyte of Tourney with great puysance Cap. liii THe frenche kyng after the departure of these lordes fro the counsell of Uyllenort he knewe yâ— most part of their determynacion Than he seÌ„t to Tourney the chefe men of warr of all FrauÌ„ce as therle of Ewe the yong erle of Guynes his sonne constable of Fraunce therle of Foytz and his bretherne therle Amery of Narbon sir Aymer of Poyters sir Geffray of Charney sir Gararde of Mountfaucon the two marshals sir Robert Bertrand and sir Mathue de Troy the lorde of Caieur the senesshall of Poyctou the lord of Chastelayn and sir JohnÌ„ of Landas and these had with them valyant knyghtes and squyers They came to Tourney and founde there sir Godmar du Fay who was ther before Than they toke regarde to the prouisyon of the towne as well to the vytels as to thartyllerie and forti ficatyon and they causen to be brought out of the contrey there about where otes and other prouysion ¶ Nowe let vs retourne to yâ— kyng of Englande whan the tyme aproched that he and his alyes shuld mete before Tourney and that the corne beganne to rype he departed fro Gaunt with .vii. erles of his contrey .viii. prelates xxviii baronettes ii C. knyghtesê foure thousande men of armes and. 〈◊〉 M. archers besyde fotemen All his hoost passed through yâ— towne of Andwarpe and so passed the â—â—uer of â—escalt and lodged before Tourney at the gate called saynt Martyne the way to â—arde Lysle and Doway Than anone after came the duke of Brabant with mo than xâ— M. men knyghtes squyers and coÌ„mons and he lodged at the brige of Aryes by the ryuer of Lescalt bytwene thabbey of saynt Nycholas and the gate UaleÌ„ tenoys Next to hym came therle of Heynaultê with a gooly company of his contrey with many of Holande and zelande and he was loged bytwene the kyuge and the duke of Brabaunt Than came Jaques Dartuell with mo thaÌ„ lâ— thousande slemmynges besyde them of â—pre Dropingne Cassell Bergues and they were sent on the other syde as ye shall here after Jaques Dartuell lodged at the gate saynt Fountayne yâ— duke of Guerles therse of Jullers the marques of BlaÌ„queboure yâ— marques of musse therle of Mons therle of Sauynes the lord of Falquemount sir Arnolde of Baquechew and all the Almayns were lodged on the other syde towarde Heynalt Thus the cytie of Tourney was cnuyroned rounbe about and euery hoost myght resort eche to other so that none coulde yssue out without spyeug ¶ Howe
them of the dethe of Jaques Dartuell and sware solemly yâ— they knewe nothynge therof tyll it was done if they had he was the man that they wolde haue defeÌ„ded to the best of their powers and sayde howe they were right sorie of his dethe for he had gouerned the contrey right wysely And also they sayde that though they of Gaunt hadde done that dede they shulde make a sufficyent amendes also sayenge to the kynge and his counsell that thoughe he be deed yet the kynge was neuer the farther of fro the loue and fauoure of theÌ„ of Flaunders in all thynges except the inherytaunce of Flaunders the which in no wyse they of Flaunders woll put a way fro the ryght heyres Sayeng also to the kynge sir ye haue fayre yssue bothe sonnes and doughters as for the prince of Wales your eldest sonne he canne nat fayle but to be a great prince without the inherytaunce of Flaunders Sir ye haue a yonge doughter and we haue a yonge lorde who is herytoure of Flaunders we haue hym in oure kepynge may it please you to make a maryage bytwene them two So euer after the county of Flaunders shall be in the yssue of your chylde these wordes and suche other apeased the kyng and finally was content with the â—â—emmynges and they with hym and soo lytell and lytell the dethe of Jaques Dartuell was forgoten ¶ Of the dethe of wyllmÌ„ erle of Heynault who dyed in Freese and many with hym Cap. C .xvi. IN the same season the erle Wyllyam of Heynalt beynge at siege before the towne of Dautryche and there hadde lyen a long season he constrayned theym so soore what by assautes and otherwyse that finally he hadde his pleasure of theÌ„ and anone after in the same season about yâ— feest of saynt Remy The same erle made a great assemble of men of armes knyghtes and squyers of Heynault Flaunders Brabant Hollande Guerles and Jullyers the erle and his company departed fro Dordreche in Hollande with a great nauy of shyppes And so sayled to wardes Freese for the erle of Heynault claymed to be lorde there and yf the fresons had been men to haue brought to reason therle in dede hadde there great ryght but there he was slayne and a great nombre of knyghtes and squyers with hym Sir JohnÌ„ of Heynault aryued nat there with his nephue for he aryued at another place and whan he harde of the deth of his nephue lyke a manne out of his mynde he wolde haue tought with the fresons but his seruantes and specially sir Robert of Gluues who as thanne was his squyer dyd putte hym into his shyppe agayne agaynst his wyll And so he retourned agayne with a small coÌ„pany and came to â—â—ouÌ„t sayâ—it Gertrude in Hollande wher the lady his nece was wyfe to the sayd erle named Iahane eldest doughter to the duke of Brabant than she went to the lande of Buyche the which wass her endowrie Thus yâ— countie of Heynall was voyde a certayne space and sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt dyd gouerne it vnto the tyme that Margaret of Heynault doughter to therle Aubertcame thyder and toke possessyon of that herytage all lordes and other dyde to her feaultie and homage This lady Margaret was maryed to yâ— lorde Loyes of Bauyer emperour of Almayne and kynge of Romayns ¶ Howe sir JohnÌ„ Heynalt became frenche Cap. C .xvii. ANone after the french kyng entreated caused the erle of Bloys to entreat this lorde JohnÌ„ of Heynalt to become frenche promysing to gyue hym more reuenues in Fraunce than he had in Englande to he assigned wher he wolde hymselfe deuyce To this request he dyd nat lightly agre for he had spent all the floure of his youth in the scruyce of the kyng of Englande and was euer welbeloued with the kyng Whan therle Loyes of Bloyes who had maryed his doughter and had by her thre sonnes Loyes JohnÌ„ and Guy sawe that he coude nat wynne hym by that meanes he thought he wold assay an other way as to wyn the lorde of Saguynels who was chefe coÌ„pany on and grettest of counsell with the lorde JohnÌ„ of Heynault And so they bytwene theÌ„ deuysed to make hym byleue that they of Englande wolde nat pay hym his pencyon wherwith sir JohnÌ„ of Heynault was sore dyspleased so yâ— he renounced his seruyce and good wyll that he bare to the kynge of Englande And whan the frenche kyng knowe therof incontynent he sent sufficyent messangers to hym and so retayned hym of his counsayle with certayne wages and recompensed hym in Fraunce with asmoche or more than he had in Englande ¶ Of the great hoost that the duke of Normandy brought into Gascone agaynst therle of Derby Cap. C .xviii. THe frenche kyng was well infourmed of the coÌ„questes that the erle of Derby had made in the countrey of Gascone thanne he made a great sommons that all noble and nat noble able for the feare of warre shulde be at Orlyaunce and at Bourges and there about at a certayne day lymytted by reason of this coÌ„maundement came to Parys duke Odes of Burgoyne his sonne and therle of Arthoys and of Colayne they caÌ„e to the kynge with a thousande speares ThanÌ„e came the duke of Burbone and therle of Ponthyeu his brother with a great nombre of men of armes thyder also came the erle of Ewe and of Guynes coÌ„stable of Fraunce with a great coÌ„pany also therle of Tankernyll the dolphyne of Auuerne therle of Forestes therle of Dampmartyne therle of Uandone the lorde of Coucy the lorde of Craon the lorde of Sully the bysshoppe of Bewuayes the lorde of Frennes the lorde of Beauiewe â–ª the lorde JohnÌ„ of Chaalon the lorde of Roy and dyuerse other they all assembled in the cytie of Orlyaunce they of that part of Loyre and they of Poycton of Xaynton of Rochell of Caoursyn and Lymosyn they met in yâ— marches of Tholouz So all thes passed forthe towarde Roueryng and they fouÌ„de moche more company assembled in the cytie of Rodes and in the marches of Auuerne and Prouence So at last they all came to the cite of Tholouz and there about for they coude nat be all lodged in the cytie for they were in nombre mo than a hundred thousand This was in the yere of our lorde god M. CCC .xlv. anone after the feest of Christmas the duke of Normandy who was chefe of that hoost rode forth with his two marshals before hym the lorde of MomoreÌ„cy and the lorde saynt Uenant First they went to the castell of Myremont the which the englysshmen had wonne before and captayne wtin was one JohnÌ„ Bristowe there they made assaut within were a hundred englysshmeÌ„ And with the frenchmen was sir Loyes of Spayne with genowayes crosbowes who sparedde no shotte so that they within the castell coulde nat defende them selfe but that the castell was won and they all take and slayne with the captayne than the marshals set ther newe men than they passed forthe
archers before them there was a sore and a harde batayle but they of Laon returned to their cytie and dyd no good and the other frenchmen abode and fought longe Howe beit the iourney was nat for them there the erle of Roucy was sore hurt and takyn prisoner also ther was taken the lorde Gerarde of Canency and the lorde of MoÌ„tegny dyuers other menne of armes Thus the erle of Roucy was twyse takefie in lasse space than a yere the lorde Eustace Dambretycourt in the same season helde in Champayne a seuyn hundred fightyng men he wanne great rychesse ther in rauÌ„somyng of men in Uendages in to w 〈…〉 〈◊〉 les and sauccoâ—â—cles He helde vnder hym 〈◊〉 twelfe fortresses he was as than a lully louer â—abper amours and after he maryed the lady Isabell of Jullyers somtyme boughter to therle of Jullyers This lady also loued the lorde 〈…〉 ace for the gret noblenes of armes yâ— she had herd reported of hym and she send often tymes to hym coursers hackeneys with letters of loue wherby the sayde sir Eustace was the more harâ—y in all his dedes of armes so that euery man â—an greatly that was vnder hym ¶ Of the thre quenes the naueroise that were besiged by the duke of Normandy in Melune Cap. C lxxxxvii AFter the yeldyng vp of saint â—alery as ye haue herde before the duke of Normandy assembled togyder a thre thousande speares and departed fro Parys wente and layed siege before Melune on the ryuer of Sayne yâ— which was kept by the naueroyse Within the same towne there were thre quenes the first quene Jane aunt to the kyng of Nauer soÌ„tyme wyfe to kyng Charles of France The seconde quene Blanch somtyme wyfe to kynge Philyppe of Fraunce and suster to the kynge of Nauerr The thâ—râ—e the quene of Nauer suster to the duke of Norman dy the which duke was nat at the siege hymself but he sende thyder the lorde Morell of FyeÌ„nes constable of Fraunce the erle of saynt Poule the lorde Arnold DaÌ„drehen marshall of France the lorde Arnold of Coucy the bysthop of Troy the lorde Broquart of Fenastrages Peter du Bare Philyppe of Armoyes and other to the nombre of thre thousande speares who bes 〈…〉 Melune rounde aboute And they brought fro Parys many engyns and springalles the whiche night and day dyd cast into the sortres and also they made dyuers sore assautes The naueroyse within were sore abasshed and specially the thre quenes who wolde glably that yâ— siege had been reysed they cared nat hoâ—â—e But the captayns the lorde JohnÌ„ Pypes and yâ— lorde JohaÌ„n Carbenauxe sayd to them sayre ladyes bismay you nat for one of these dayesyeâ—hall se the siegereysed For the kyng of Nauerre hath sende vs worde who is at Uernon and also sir Philyp of Nauer his brother howe they haue reysed a certayne company of men of warre at Maunt and at Meleux to reyse this siege And also all the men of warre of all the garysons naueroyse woll come with them ou the other part the duke of Normandy who knewe that the naueroyse were about to reyse the siege rerayned soudyours on all parties and euer dyd send theÌ„ to the siege of Melune Than ther were certen good people yâ— besyed them selfe to haue a peace bytwene the kynge of Nauerr and the duke of Normandy and as than was styll in Fraunce the cardynall of Piergourt and the cardynall of Angell and they with other dyd somoche that a day was taken of trewse to be holden at Uernon And thyder came the duke of Normandy and his counsayle and the kyng of Nauer and the lorde Philyppe his brother and their counsaylles there a peace was made and the king of Nauer sware to be good frenche and in the same peace were coÌ„prised a thre hundred knightes and squyers to whom the duke ê‘ doned his yuell wyll yet the duke excepted certayne other to whom he wold gyue no ê‘ don To this peace the lorde Philyppe of Nauer wolde in nowyse agre but sayd to the kyng his brother ho we he was enchauÌ„ted dyd sore agaynst the kyng of Englande to whom he was a lyed The which kyng had alwayes ayded and conforted hym so the lorde Philyppe departed fro his brother all onely with four persons and rode in hast to saynt Sauyour le Uycont the which was a garyson englysshe And capitayne there vnder the kyng of Englande was sir Thomas Agorne of Englande who receyued the lorde Philyp ioyfully and sayde howe he had aquyted hymselfe trewely to the kyng of Englande ¶ Howe the broquart of Fenestrages and other frenchmen ordayned their bataylles agaynst the lorde Eustace Dambretycourt englysshe in Champaigne Cap. C lxxxxviii BI the treaty of this peace the kynge of Nauer had certaine townes and castels in Normandy in peace the which before were in debate and specially Mant Meulencke Also ther was a peace made bytwene the duke of NormaÌ„dy and the yong erle of Harcourt a great part by the meanes of the lorde Loyes of Harecourt who was of the dukes couÌ„sayle and of his house And the duke gaue to the same erle in mary age yâ— doughter of the duke of Burbone suster to the duches of Normandy Thus the siege brake vp before Melune and the towne abode freÌ„che yet for all this peace the realme of France was inuaded a great warre made therin asmoche as was before or more for as than the truse bytwene Englande and Fraunce was expyred So suche men of warre as before had made warre in the iytell of the kyng of Nauer in Fraunce in Normandy in Burgone in Picardy in Champaigne in Brey and in Beaufe Than they made agayne as great warre in the tytell of the kyng of Englande for all the peace ther was no fortresse that wolde tourne frenche for the companyons and men of warr hadde lerned so well to robbe and pyll the countrey and to raunsome the people that they coude nat leaue for of two thousand that had a ten or twelfe horses of their owne if they wolde haue made no more warre in a shorte tyme shulde haue been fayne to haue gone a fote After the breakynge vp of the siege at Melune the duke of Normandy desyred the lorde Broquart of Fenestrages who was of the nacyon of Lorayne and had with hym in wagê a fyue hundred coÌ„panyons that he wolde helpe to driue out of Champaygne the englysshmen suche as made dayly warre in that countre He agreed therto with a certayne somme of florens that he shuld â–ª haue for hym and his men Than there assembled togyder men of warr of ChaÌ„paigne of Burgoyne the bysshoppe of Troy therle of Uadumont the erle of Jouy the lorde JohaÌ„n Chalon and the lorde Broquart of Fenestrages they were a two thousande speares and .xv. C. of other And so they caÌ„e to the stroÌ„g castell of Hans in Champaigne the whiche the englysshmen had kepte a yere and a halfe they
theÌ„ they agreed to depart go with hym into Lobardy so they might be assoyled a pena ct culpa all this was agreed acomblysshed and the floreÌ„s payed And than they rendred vp the towne saynt Espyrite and lefte the marche of Auygnon passed forthe with the marques wherof kyng JohnÌ„ of France all the realme were right toyouse whan they sawe howe they were delyuered of these yuell people howbeit there were many that retorned to Burgoyn And sir Seguyne of Batefoyle departed nat out of the garyl on of Ence for he wold nat leaue it for no maner of 〈◊〉 nor promyse but the realme of France was in ferr better rest peace than it was before So whan the moost parte of the companyous were thus passed forthe with the marques into the lande of PyemoÌ„t Ther the marques dyde well his deuoyre agaynst the lordes of Myllayne conquered dyuers townes castes fortresses and countrees agaynst them and had dyuers encountrynges skyrmisshes with them to his honour profyte So that 〈◊〉 in a yere by yâ— helpe of these 〈◊〉 he had the better hande and in part had all his entent agaynst the two lords of Myllayne of sir Galeas sir Bernabe who after raygned in greâ— prosperite SO it fortuned that sir Seguyn of Batefoyle who was all that season in the garyson of Ence on they ryuer of Soâ—â—ie toke by scalyng a good cyte in Auuergne called Bâ—od and therin he taryed more than a yere and fortifyed it in suche wyse that he douted nothyng and ouer ran the couÌ„tre to Cler 〈…〉 to Tyâ—lacke to Puy to Case dieu to MouÌ„tferant 〈◊〉 Ryon to Nonnet to Ussoyre and to â—udalle and the lande of the countie Dalphyn the lorde wherof was the same tyme in hostage in Englande and in these countrees he and his company dyde moche yuell And whan he had sore enpouerysshed the countre ther about than by treaty he deê‘ted and toke with hym great pyllage and treasure and so went to Gascoyne fro wheÌ„s he came first Of this sir Seguyn I can write no more but that as Iherde recouÌ„ted he dyed maruelusly god forgyue hym all his trespaces AMEN ¶ Of the dethe of the duke of Lancastre and of the occasyon of the warre bytwene the frenche kyngâ— and the kyng of Nauer and howe the prince of wales came into Acquitayne and of the ordre that was taken in Englande Cap. CC. xvâ— IN this season deâ—ted out of the worlde in Englade the gentyll duke of Lancastre called Henry wherâ—â— the kynge and all the 〈◊〉 nes knightes and squyers were ryght sorowfull but they coude nat remedy it And behynde him he left two doughters the lady Mahaâ—lt and the lady Blanche and therle of Heynault 〈◊〉 wylliam sonne to the lorde Loyes of Banyer 〈◊〉 to the lady Margarete of Heynalt maryed the yonger suster and the lorde JohnÌ„ erle of Richmont sonne to the kynge of Englande had maryed the other suster and was duke of Lancastre by right of his wyfe The lorde James of Burbone abode styll pursuynge the treaty bytwene the lorde JohnÌ„ of Mountfor 〈…〉 lorde Charles of Bloys for the right 〈…〉 chy of Bretayne acordyng to the treaty 〈◊〉 at Calais as ye haue herd before And for 〈◊〉 of concludyng therof great warres and 〈◊〉 felt after in the countre of Bretayne as ye shall here in this hystorie THe same season the frenche kyngâ— was in purpose to go to Auygnone to 〈◊〉 the pope and cardynals and to go through the 〈◊〉 â—hy of Burgoyn the whiche was newly fallen to hym So the kyng made redy for that iourney and departed fro Parys about the se 〈…〉 saynt JohnÌ„ the Baptyst in the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lxii. And left Charles his eldest sonne duke of Normandy regent gouernour of his realme and the kyng had with hym his welbeloued cosyn the lorde JohnÌ„ of Artoyse the erle of Tankernyll therle Dampmartyn Boucequant marshall of Fraunce and dyuers other And so long rode by his small iourneys and with great dyspence taryeng in euery 〈◊〉 ne and cytie as he rode through Bourgoyn so that about the feest of saynt Michaell he came to the newe towne â—out Auyguon And there his lodgyng was prepared for him and for his coÌ„pany and there he was gretly â—â—â—lled by the pope by all the hole coledge and visyted eche other often tymes So thus the kynge taryed ther all the season of wynter and about christmas pope Innocent departed out of this lyfe And than there was a great dyscorde bytwene the cardynals for chosynge of a newe pope for 〈◊〉 of them wolde haue had the dignyte spe 〈…〉 ly the cardynall of Boulayâ—â— and the cardynall of 〈…〉 ourt who were two of yâ— grettell of the colledge and so by their discencyon they were longe in dyscorde And all the other 〈…〉 nalles finally dyde putte all the 〈◊〉 of the mater vnto the two foresayd cardynalles who whan they sawe that they coude nat haue theymselfe the papal 〈…〉 ThauÌ„e they concluded bytwene them that none of the other shulde haue it And than they dyde choâ—â— and electe the abbot of saynt Uyctor of Marâ—ell to be pope who was a good deuout and a holy man and of vertuous lyueng and a gret clerke and had greatly traueyled for the churche of Lombardy and other places And anoâ— after his creacion yâ— frenche kyng vnderstode that the lorde Piâ—r of Luzenon kyng of Cypre and of Hyerusalem shulde come to 〈◊〉 tosâ— the pope and howe yâ— he was past the s 〈…〉 〈◊〉 the freÌ„che kyng sayd he wolde tary ther tyll his comynge for he had great desyre to se hym for the great goodnesse that he had herde reported of hym and of the warre that he had made agaynst the sarazyns For the kynge of Cypre had newly taken the strong cyte of Salate agaynst the enemyes of god and slayne all that euer were within none except IN the same season and wynter ther was a great counsell in Englande on the orderyng of the realme and specially on the kinges chyldren for it was coÌ„sydred howe that the prince of wales held a great and a noble estate as he might well do for he was â–ª a valyant man puissant and riche and had great herytage in Acqâ—â—tayne wher was habundaunce of all welth and prosperite Than the king was counselled that he shulde send the prince his son into those pattes for he had lande sufficyeÌ„t in that duchy to maynteyne withall his dignyte and estate And also all the barones and knightê of acquitayne wolde gladly haue hym among them of the whiche they had made request to the kynge for all that sir John ChaÌ„dos was to theÌ„ ryght courtelse and amyable yet they had rather haue had their owne naturall soueraygne lorde The prince lightly agreed to that ordynauÌ„ce prepared for hym selfe for the good lady his wyfe acordyng to their estates and whan euery thyng was redy they toke leaue of
the kyng and of the quene and of their bretherne and departed out of England and aryued at Rochell In the same season departed out of this world the kyng of Englandes mother Isabell of frauÌ„re doughter to kynge Philyp le Beau soÌ„tyme frenche kyng And she was buryed at the freâ—r mynors in London right nobly and reuereÌ„tly ther beyng all the prelates and barones of Englande the lordes of Fraunce suche as were their in hostage and this was or the prince and princes deê‘ted out of England And after this obsequy done they departed and aryued at Rochell wher they were receyued with great ioy and there tayed the space of four dayes ¶ Howe the kynges of Fraunce and of Cypre toke on them the croysey agaynst the mfydeles and of the gret purchace for that entent that the kynge of Cypre made with many kyngê and princes in dyuers places of christendome Cap. CC .xvii. AS soone as sir Johan Chandos who had alonge season gouerned the duchye of Acquitayne herde howe the prince was comyng thyder Than he departed fro Nyort came with a goodly company of knyghtes and squyers to yâ— towne of Rochell wher he was well receyued with the prince and princes And so the prince with great honoure and ioye was brought into the cytie of Poycters and thyder came to se hym with great ioye the barownes and knyghtes of Poyâ—tou of Xaynton and there they dyde to hym feaultie and homage as they ought to do And than he wente to Burdeaux and there taryed a long season and the princes with him and thyder came to se hym the erles vycouÌ„tes barownes and knyghtes of Gascoyne there they were receyued right ioyously And the prince acquyted hym selfe so nobly amonge theym that euery man was well content And the erle of Foyz came thyder to se the prince who had great chere and feast And there was a peace made bytwene hym and the erle of Armynake the whiche a long space before made werr eche on other And than anone after sir JohnÌ„ Chandos was made constable of all the countrey of Guyene and sir Guychart Dangle was made marshall So thus the prince made suche knightes of his house as he loued best great offycers throughout the duchy of Acquitayne â–ª and tylled all constableshyppes baylâ—wykes with englysshe knyghtes who kept after great and puyssaunt astates parauenture greatter than they of the countrey wolde they had done but the matters wente nat at their ordynaunces ¶ Nowe lette vs leaue to speke of the prince of wales and Acquitayne and of the princes and speke of kynge Johan of Fraunce who was as than at the newe towne without Auygnon ABout the tyme of candelmasse the yere of our lorde a thousande thre hundred 〈◊〉 Kyng Peter of Cypre came to Auygnon of whose comynge the hole courte was greatly reioysed and dyuers cardynalles went to mete hym and brought hym to the paleys to the pope Urbayne who ryght ioyously receyued hym And also so dyde the frenche kynge who was there present And whan they haâ—â—e 〈◊〉 â—o gâ—ther a certayne tyme and taken wyne and spices the two kynges departed fro the pope and eche of them went to theyr owne lodgyng And the same season there was a wage of â—atell before the frenche kyng bitwene two noble and expert knyghtes syr Aymon of Pommters and syr Fouques of Archiac and whaÌ„ they had fought sufficiently than the frenche kynge treated for a peace and accorded them to gether And so all the lente season these two kynges â—aryed there about Auignon and often tymes they visited the pope who receyued them right â—â—yâ—usly ANd often tymes whan the kynge of Ciper was with the pope the freche kyng beyng present and the cardinalles he declared to them howe that for all Christedome it shuld be a noble and a worthy thyng to open the passage ouer the see and to go agaynst yâ— enemyes of the Christen fayth The whiche wordes the frenche kynge gladly herde and pourposed in hym selfe if he myght lyue .iii. yere to go thither for two causes that moued hym therto the fyrste bicause his father kynge Philyp had auowed so to do and secondly to the entent therby to drawe out of his realme all maner of men of warre called companyous who â—ylled and robbed his countrey withoute any title and to saue theyr soules This pourpose and entente the frenche kyng reserued to hym selfe without any worde spekyng therof vntyll good fryday that pope Urban hym selfe preched in his chapell at Auignon beynge present both kynges and the hole College of cardinalles After that holy predicacion the whiche was right humble and moche deuoute The freÌ„che kynge by great deuocion toke on hym the Croysey and swetâ—hâ— requyred of the pope to accord and to consyrme his voyage and the pope lyghâ—ly agreed therto and so the kynge toke it and â—oith hym syr Calleran cardinall of Pierregourt the erle of Artoise the erle of Ewe the erle Dampmartyn the erle of Tankeruille syr Arnolde Dandrehen the great priour of France syr BoucequaÌ„t dyuerse other knyghtes there present And of this enterprise the kynge oâ— Cyper was ryght ioyouse and thanked ryght hartely our lorde therof and reputed hit for a great syngular meryte THus as ye maye se and here the frenche kynge and the sayd lordes toke on them â—o weare aboue all theyr garmentes the 〈◊〉 â—rosse and our holy father the pope 〈…〉 this voyage and caused it to be preched in dyuerse places I shall she we you howe the kyng of Cyper who was come thither to 〈◊〉 and moue this voyage had great 〈◊〉 to go and se the Emperour and all the hyghe baroues of the Empyre so into Englande to se the kyng there and so to all the other great lordes of â—â—â—â—â—enâ—ome And thus as he purposed so he dyd as ye shall here after in this history Our holifather the pope and the frenche kynge offered and promysed hym theyr bodyes goodes and substances to furnysshe this voyage and gaue hym full power to publysshe the grace and pardon of this holy voyage therby to cause all lordes and prynces the rather to enclyne to thys holy voyage And so this kynge was so well beloued for the reasons that he shewed and for the fayre language that he vttered to the lordes of this voyage that they had rather haue herd hym than any other predicacion and so on this poynt they reâ—â—ed Anone after easter the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lxiii. the kynge of Cyper departed fro Auignon and sayd he wolde go and se the emperour and lordes of the Empyre and promysed to returne agayne by Brabant Flaunders and Haynault and so he toke leaue of the pope and of the frenche kynge who in all cases acquyted them ryght well to ward hym and gaue hym many fayre gyâ—tê and â—â—â— wels and pardons that the pope gaue to hym to all his men And anone after the departynâ— of the kynge of Cyper the frenche
and the seneshall of Rouergne sir Thomas of Pountchardone sir Thomas Percy and his chauncellour the bysshoppe of Bale Than the prince demaunded of them yf the frenche messangers had any saue conducte of hym or nat and they answered they knewe of none that they had No hath sayd the prince and shoke his heed and sayd It is nat coÌ„uenyent that they shulde thus lightly deê‘te out of our couÌ„tre to make their taÌ„gelingê to the duke of an â—ou who loueth vs but a lytellâ— he wyll be glad that they haue thus somoned vs iÌ„ our owne hous I trowe all thingê coÌ„sydred they be rather messaÌ„gers of myne owne subgettê as therle of Armynake the lorde Dalbret therle of Pyergort therles of Comynges Carmayne than of yâ— freÌ„ch kyngê Therfore bycause of the great dispite that they haue done to vs we wold they were ouer taken put in prison Of the which all the princes couÌ„sell was right ioyouse sayd ser we fereye haue taryed to long fro this purpose in coÌ„tyneÌ„t the seneshall of Dagenois was coÌ„mauÌ„ded to take with him ser wyllmÌ„ the moÌ„ke a right good knight of England that they shulde ryde after to stoppe the messaÌ„gers so they deê‘ted folowed so long after theÌ„ that at last they ouertok theÌ„ in the lande of Dagenois they arested theÌ„ and made an other occasyon than the prices coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t for in their arestyng they spake no worde of the prince but sayd howe their host wher as they lay last compleyned on theÌ„ for a horse that he sayd they had changed The knight and the clerke had great marueyle of that tidynges and excused theÌ„selfe but their excuse coude nat auayle But so they were brought in to the cytie of Dagen and putte in prison And they let some of their pages departe and they went by the cytie of Tholous and recorded to yâ— duke of Aniou all the hole mater wherof he was nothyng displeased for he thought well yâ— therby shuld begyn warr hatred and so he prepared couertly therfore These tidyngê came to yâ— french king â–ª for the pagê went recouÌ„ted all the hole mater to hym as they had herde sene Of the whiche the kyng was sore displeased toke it in great dispyte â–ª and toke couÌ„sayle aduyse theron And specially of the wordes yâ— was shewed him that the price shulde say â–ª whan he said that he wolde come ê‘sonally to his vncle to answere to the apell made agaynst him with his bassenet on his heed .lx. M. men of warre in his coÌ„pany â–ª agaynst the which the french kyng made prouysion ryght subtelly wisely for he thought well it was a weighty mater to make warr agaynst the kyng of England his puyssance Seyng howe they had put his predecessours in tyme past to somoche labour trauell Whefore he thought it a harde mater to begyn warr but he was so sore requyred of the great lordes of Gascon Guyen and also it was shewed him what great extorcions domagê thenglysshmen dyde dayly and were likely to do in tyme to come He grauÌ„ted to the warr with an yuell wyll coÌ„sydring the distruction of yâ— poore people that he thought shulde ensue therby ¶ Howe the duke of Berry dyuers other that were in hostage in EnglaÌ„de returned into FraÌ„ce Ca. C Cxliiii SO agaynst this ferse aÌ„swere of the prince the freÌ„ch kynge and his counsell ê“uyded therfore priuely And in yâ— same season returned into France out of England duke JohnÌ„ of Berry The kyng of Englande gaue him leaue for a hole yere â–ª but he bare himselfe so wisely that he neuer retourned agayne for he made suche excusacious other meanes that the warr was opyn as ye shall herafter â–ª also lorde JohnÌ„ Harcort was retourned into his owne couÌ„tre The kyng of England gaue him leaue to deê‘te at the instance of sir Loys Harcort his vncle who was of Poyctou as than ê‘teyning to the price who fell sicke the whiche was happy for hym For his sickenes endured tyll the warr was newly begon so therby he neuer returned agayne into Englande Guy of Bloys who was as than but a yong squyer and brother to therle of Bloys was fraÌ„ke and fre delyuerd out of England for whan he ê‘ceyued that the french kyng for whoÌ„e he lay in hostage dyd nothyng for his delyuerance Than he fell in a treaty with the lorde of Coucy who had wedded the doughter of the king of EnglaÌ„de he had yerely a great reuenewe out of the kyng of Englandê cofers bycause of his wyfe And so ther was such a treaty bytwene yâ— kyng of Englande his sonÌ„e in lawe and sit Guy of Bloys yâ— by the couÌ„sell of bothe bretherne lord JohnÌ„ of Blois sir Guy by the agrement of the frenche kyng they clerely resigned into the kyng of Englandê handes therldome of Soyssons the which land the kyng of EnglaÌ„d gaue to his son in lawe the lord Coucy for the which he dyd quyte hym of .iiii. M. â—i of yerely reuenewes Thus this couenaÌ„t was made engrosed sir Guy of Bloys delyuered Also therle Peter of Alanson had leue of the kyng of Eng. to returne into FraÌ„ce for a space wher he abod so long founde so many excusacions that he neuer returned after i hostage howbeit I beleue that finally he payed .xxx. M. fraÌ„kes for his aquytall Also duke Loys of Burbone was happy who lay also in hostage in England for by suche grace as the kynge of Engl. shewed him he was returned into France whyle he was at Parys with the french kyng the bysshop of Wynchestre discessed who was as than chauÌ„cellour of England Than ther was a preest about yâ— kyng of England called sir WyllmÌ„ Wycan who was so great with the kynge â–ª that all thyng was done by him without him nothinge done and so whan the bysshoprike of Wynchestre was voyd Than the kyng of EnglaÌ„de by the desyre of the sayd preest wrote to yâ— duke of Burbone that he wolde for his sake make suche sute to the holy father pope Urbane yâ— his chapelayne might haue yâ— bysshoprike of Wynchestre promysing the duke in his so doyng to entreat hym right curtesly for his prisoumeÌ„t of hostage Whan the duke of Burbone sawe the kyng of Englandê messaÌ„gers and his letter â–ª he was therof right ioyouse shewed all the mater to the french kyng Than the kyng couÌ„sayled him to go to the pope for the same and so he dyde And departed went to Auygnon to the pope who was nat as than gone to Rome so the duke made his request to yâ— pope he grauÌ„ted him and gaue him the bysshoprike of Wynchestre at his pleasure was content so that yâ— kyng of EnglaÌ„d wold be fauorable to him in yâ— coÌ„posycion for his delyuerance that yâ— foresayd Wy can shulde haue the sayd bysshoprike And than the duke of Burbone returned into
theym behynde vs. Thus as they were in this case and wyst nat what to do and had sent two bretons vnarmed in to the feldes to se yf they might fynde any of their pages with their horses Ther came on them sir Guyssharde Dangle sir Loyes Harcourt the lorde Parteney the lorde Tanyboton the lorde Dargenton the lorde of Pynan sir Jaques of Surgyers and dyuers other englysshmen to the noÌ„bre of two huÌ„dred speares who rode about to seke for the frenchmen for it was shewed them howe they were abrode And so they fell in the trake of the horses and caÌ„e in great hast with baners and penons wauyng in the wynde And assoone as the bretons and frenchmen sawe them comyng they knewe well they were their enemies ThaÌ„ they sayd to the englysshmen whome they had taken as prisoners before Sirs beholde yonder cometh a bande of your company to socour you and we perceyue well that we can nat endure agaynst theÌ„ and yebe out prisoners We wyll quyte you so that ye wyll kepe vs wyll become your prisoners for we had rather yeld vs to you thaÌ„ to them that cometh yonder and they aunswered as ye wyll so are 〈…〉 e content Thus the englysshmen were losed out of their prisons Than the poictenyns gascoyns englysshmen came on them their speares in their restes cryeng their cryes Than the freÌ„chmen and bretons drewe a syde and sayde to theÌ„ sirs leaue do vs no hurt we be all prisoners a redy The englysshmen affirmed the same and said they be our prisoners Carlonet was prisoner with sir Bertram of Case sir Loyes of saynt Julyan with sir Johan Cambo so that there was none but that he had a maister UHe barowns and knightes of Poictoâ—â— were sore disconforted whan they sawe their seneschall sir Johan Chandos lye on the erthe and coude nat speke than they lamentably complayned and sayd A sir Johan Chandos the floure of all chiualry vnhappely was that glayue forged that thus hath wouÌ„ded you and brought you in parell of dethe They wept piteously that were about hym he herde and vnderstode theym well but he coulde speke no worde They wronge their handes tare their heere 's and made many a pytefull complaynt and specially suche as were of his owne house Than his seruauntes vnarmed him and layde him on pauesses so bare him softely to Mortymer the next forteresse to them And the other barons and knyghtes retourned to Poycters and ledde with them their prisoners And as I vnderstode the same Jaques Martyn that thus hurte sir Johan Chandos was so lytell taken hede to of his hurtes that he dyed at Poiters And this noble knight sir Johan Chandos lyued nat after his hurte past a day and a nyght but so dyed god haue mercy on his soule for in a hundred yere after ther was nat a more curtesse nor more fuller of noble vertues good condycions amonge the englysshmen than he was And whan the prince and pricesse the erle of Cambridge the erle of PeÌ„broke and other barowns and knightes of Englande suche as were in Guyen herd of his dethe they were all 〈…〉 orted and sayd they had lost all on that syde of the see For his dethe his frendes and also some of his enemyes were right soroufull The englysshmen loued him bycause all noble nesse was founde in hym The frenchmen hated him bycause they douted hym yet I herde his dethe greatly complayned among right noble and valyant knightes of France Sayeng that it was a great dommage of his dethe for they sayd better it had ben that he had ben taken a lyue For if he had ben taken a lyue they sayd he was so sage and so ymaginatyue that he wolde haue fouÌ„de some maner of good meanes wherby the peace might haue ensued bytwene the realmes of Englande and Fraunce for he was so welbeloued with the kyng of Englande that the kyng wolde beleue him rather than any other in the worlde Thus bothefrenche and englysshe spake of his dethe and specially the englysshmen for by hym Guyen was kept and recouered ¶ Howe the lorde of Coucy and the lorde of Pomyers wolde nat entre in to the warre nother on the one part nor on the other And howe the lorde of Maleuall the lorde of Marneyle tourned frenche Cap. CC .lxxi. AFter the dethe of sir Johan Chandos sir Thomas Percy was made seneschall of Poictou and so it fell that the lande of saynt Sauiour the vycount fell in the kynge of Englandes â—andes to gyue wher it shuld please him Than he gâ—â—e it to a knyght of his called sir Alayne Bourchier an experte man of armes Of all that sit Johan Chandos had whiche was in yerely to uenewes to the somme of four hundred thousande frankes The prince was his successessour and heyre for he was neuer maryed nor had none heyres And within a certayne space after suche as hadde ben taken at the bridge of Lusac were put to their fynance and rauÌ„some and payed it by the ayde and helpe of the frenche kynge And so retourned agayne into their garysons sir Loyes of saynt Julyan Carlonet the breton and sir Wyllyam of Bourdes The same season ther were some knyghtes of France that were fore troubled in their mynd bycause they sawe thus nightly and dayly the warre multiply bytwene these two kynges of France and Englande And specially the lorde of Concy for it touched him gretly for he had fayre enherytance in Englande aswell by hym selfe as by his wyfe who was doughter to the kynge of Englande Whiche lande he must renounce if he wolde serue the frenche kynge of whose blode he was and of the same nacyon So he determyned him selfe to dissemble with bothe kyngê so to forget the tyme he thought to departe out of the realme of France for a season and go and sporte him in some otherplace And so ordered his departure sagely and toke leaue of the frenche kyng and with a small coÌ„pany departed and rode in to Sauoy where he was honorably receyued of the erle barons and knightes of the countre And whan he had 〈◊〉 ther as long as it pleased hym than he departed and passed forthe in to Lombardy and came to the lordes of Myllayne the lorde Galeas and the lorde Barnabo where he was at the begynning to them right welcome In lyke maner departed out of the duchy of Acà tayne sir Aymon of Pomyers a knight of the prices sayeng howe that as long as the warr dyde endure he wolde nat beare armes nother on the one parte nor on the other And so this knyght went in to Cypre and to the holy sepulcre and dyuers other pylgrimages And also the same season there was newly come to Parys sir Johan of Burbone who helde parte of his lande of the prince The frenche kynge wolde gladly haue had hym to renounce his homage to the prince and to become frenche but the erle in no wyse wolde so do In
nyght they withdrue theÌ„ to their logynges And in the mornynge yâ— two bretherne of the frenche kynges and the constable of Fraunce demaunded of the knightes of Poictou within Thouars to delyuer the town acording to their promyse and othes in that be halfe They answered and sayd howe yâ— shortely they wolde come to Poicters and put themselfe and all their landes vnder the obeysaunce of the frenche kyng whiche answere was sufficyent to the lordes of France and so departed fro Thouras and the dukes gaue lyc 〈…〉 to the moost parte of their companyons THe lorde Clysson departed with a gret nombre of men of warre apoynted him by the constable And so went to Mortayne on the see the whiche was as than englysshe and capitayne therof was a squyer of England called James Clere and he had with hym a threscore coÌ„panyons And whan the lorde Clysson was come before Mortayne he made a feirse assaute at the whiche he was hym selfe Howe be it with that assaute he wanne nothyng and sâ— at night he drewe to his lodgyng Than the capitayne within seynge him selfe sore oppressed he sent priuely to the lordz of Gascoyn and of Englande beyng at Nyorth shewyng theÌ„ that if they wolde com thyder by night he wolde receyue theÌ„ into his fortresse wherby they might lightly passe through the lodgynges of the lorde Clysson who had with him but two huÌ„dredmen And so secretely these lordes departed fro Nyorthe with fyue hundred speares and rode by nyght tyll they came to Mortayne for they habbe great besyre to atrape the lorde Clysson howbeit a spye who departed with theÌ„ fro Nyorthe knewe all their ententes And so he came hastely to the lorde Clysson and fouÌ„de himsyttynge at supper and sayd Sir your enemyes are departed fro Nyorthe to the nombre of .v. hundred and are commynge on you Thanne the lorde Clysson put the table fro hym and armed him in hast and mouÌ„ted on his horse and all his company And so departed and all his sodaynly and left behynde them a great parte of their caryages and rode so longe that they came to Poicters And the englysshmen who sayled of their ententes retourned agayne to Nyorthe right sore displeased And anone after they departed fro Nyorthe and left in garyson there sir Dangoses and Cresuell and sir Johan He wet retourned in to Englande and all the other went to Burdeur in their returnyng they brent the lorde of Partneys laÌ„des Thus all Poictou was coÌ„quered except these fortresses as Nyorth Elyseth Mortymer â–ª Mortayne â–ª Lysignen Castell Accart la roche Suryone Gausar the toure of Larbre Merris and other Which fortresses made dyuers yssues and assautes on their neighbours soÌ„tyme chasyng somtyme rechased agayne ¶ Howe sir Bertram of Clesquy beseged the castell of Syreth and how the englysshmen were disconfyted howe all the countrey of Poictou of Xaynton and of Rochell were clene delyuered out of theÌ„glysshmens handes Cap. CCC .vi. THe duke of Bretayne who was pesably iÌ„ his owne countre was sore displeased of the domage of the englishmen For it was sayd that yâ— kynge of Englande and his puyssaunce had made hym as he was and that he had had nothynge and the kynge of Englande had nat ben For he alwayes made warr for hym and lende him syluer and golde and also he had his doughter in maryage For the duke wolde gladly that his countre shulde rather holde of the kyng of Englandes parte than of Fraunce Howe beit the moost parte of the lordes knightes and squyers of Bretayne were in their hertes good frenche And specially the lorde Clysson and de la Uale and the vycount of Rohan who as than were the chefe rulers in all Bretayne and these lordes sayd to the duke Sir assone as we can parceyue that ye take any parte with the kyng of Englande agayne the frenche kyng our souerayne lorde we wyll all forsake you leaue the countrey of Bretayne Howe be it the duke coude nat hyde the corage of his hert but sayd Sirs ye do great wronge to the kynge of Englande and spake great wordes to certayne of the lordes of Bretayne The french kyng who had drawen to his loue the hertê of them of Bretayne except sir Robert Canoll Desyred theÌ„ that if they sawe any defence made by their duke that they wolde gyue him knowledge therof to the entent to fynde remedy therfore The duke parceyued well how that his men hadde him insuspect and layed great a wayt on him Than he douted leest they shulde sende hym to Parys wherfore he sent to the kyng of EnglaÌ„de shewyng him what case he was in desyring him to sende hym men of warr to defende him if nede were And the kynge of Englande sent hym the lorde Neuyll with foure hundred men of armes and as many archers who arryued at saynt Mathewes defyne poterne And ther helde them in the to â—â—ne without doyng of any maner of domage to the couÌ„tre but payed truely for that they toke And so there they were all the wynter the duke wolde neuer put them in to any fortresse yâ— he had And whan the knightes of Bretayne sawe these englysshmen come in to the countre to the ayde and confort of the duke they toke it in great in dignacion and closed their fortresses shewed moche yuell wyll towardes the duke Thus the matters abode in great varyaunce all that wynter ANd assone as wynter was past sir Bertram of Clesquy constable of France departed fro Poicters with .xiiii. hundred fyghtyng men And so went and layd sege to yâ— towne and castell of Syreth and with hym there were of breton knyghtes sir Alayne of Beaumont JohnÌ„ of Beaumanoyre Arnolde Limosyn Geffray Ricoynan of Lanconet Geffray of Konyell and dyuers other knightê and squyers And so they layed siege to Syreth and closed them selfe about with pales to th entent nat to be troubled in the nyght Often certayne of them aproched to the fortresse and scrimysshed with theÌ„ within who defended them selfe right valyantly So it fell this siege enduryng that sir Robert Mycon and sir Nicotyn the scotte who were keê‘s of the fortresse sent knowledge of their estate to sir Johan Ubrues and to sir Dangoses capitayns of Nyorthe And they in contynent sent to them of the garyson of Lusygnen and Dangosey and so they assembled at Nyorthe And than departed to the nombre of sixe hundred and seuyn speares of good men of warr besyde other folowers And so long they rode that they came to Syreth for it was but four leages fro Nyorthe And whan they were come to Syreth than they rested them a space of tyme to apparell them selfe But it had bene better for them to haue sette on the lodgynges of the constable for anone he had worde of their comyng and howe they were araynged in the felde Hobeit the constable was nat greatly afrayed but made all his men to be armed and to drawe toguyder and than he sayde Nowe fayre
for my selfe and all myne that we shall make you no warr so that ye wyll make no warre to vs. And sir whaÌ„ my husbande is come out of prison I beleue well he wyll drawe in to EnglaÌ„de than I shall send hym worde of this coÌ„posicion than sir I am sure he wyll sende me his mynde and than I shall answere you The duke answered sayd dame I agre me well to your desyre on this condicion that you nor none of your fortresses prouyde for no men of warre vitayls nor artyllary otherwise than they be at this present tyme and so thus they were agreed Than the lady retourned to her castell caused the siege to be reysed for she shewed letters fro the duke of Berrey coÌ„tayning the same purpose Than they deê‘ted the constable went before Mortymer the lady wherof yelded herselfe and put her and her landes vnder the obeysance of the frenche kynge and also yelded vp the castell of Dyenne whiche partayned to her Thus was all Poictou Xainton and Rochell quyte delyuered fro the englysshmen And whan the constable had set garysons and good sure kepyng in euery place and sawe no rebellyon in those marches vnto the ryuer of Gyronde than he returned in to Fraunce also so dyde the dukes of Berrey of Burgoyn and of Burbone and the moost parte of the barons of FrauÌ„ce suche as had ben in these sayd coÌ„questes The kyng greatly feested them at their retournynge but all was but iapes whan sir Bertram came to Parys to the kyng for the kyng coude nat hono r him to moche So thus the coÌ„stable abode with the kyng at Parys in ioye and myrthe ¶ Of the seige of Bercerell of the dethe of the kyng of scottes of the peace bitwene the freÌ„ch king and the kyng of Nauar. And howe the duke of Bretayne fledde in to Englande and howe the coÌ„stable of FrauÌ„ce conquered his duchy Cap. CCC .vii. THe same season the lordes of Clisson of Lauall of Uangour of Tournemen of Rieux and of Rochfort the vicount of Rohane sir Charles of Dignen bannerette of Bretayne the marshall of Blarouille the lordes of Hambeâ— of Ruille of FouÌ„teuyll of Granuyll of Farnyll of Denneuall of Cleres banerettes of NormaÌ„dy And of other people great plenty of bretayne and of NormaÌ„dy and so they went and layde siege to the stronge castell of Bercerell and greatly they constrayned it by assautes within ther were two capitayns englysshmen sir Johan Aparte sir Johan Cornwall and with them certayne companyons that valiantly defended theym selfe At this siege there was done many a noble feate of armes many issues many sautes and many a scrymysshe And a lytell ther beside ther were at sege before saint Sauyour the vicount sir Thomas Trybles sir Johan de Bourge sir Philippe Pecharde and the thre bretherne of Maluriers So that or the seige were layde before them those two garysons ouerran all the countre of base Normandy so that no thyng was abrode but all in the forteresses Also they raunsomed and toke prisoners in the bysshopriche of Bayeux and Deureux and the kyng of Nauer was consenâ—yng therto for he conforted theÌ„ dyuers tymes bothe with meÌ„ and vitayle suche as wer in his garisons in the countie of Deureux for he was nat acorded with the frenche kyng so that the garysons of Chierbourg of Gouerell of Couches of Bretuell of Deureux and diuers other vnder the obeysanuce of the kyng of Nauerr had greatly enpouered and wasted the couÌ„tre of NormaÌ„dy But in the sametyme there was so good meanes made bytwene the two kynges and specially by the labour of the erle of Sale bruses who had taken moche payne bytwene theÌ„ and also the bysshop of Deureux and they dyde so moche that they brought theÌ„ to acorde And so the two kynges mette togyder right amyable at the castell of Uernon on the ryuer of Sayne And there were sworne dyuers great lordes of FrauÌ„ce to kepe peace loue vnite and coÌ„federacyon togyder for euer And so the kyng of Nauer went with the frenche kyng in to the realme of Fraunce and there the kynge dyde hym moche honour and reuerence and all his And than ther the kyng of Nauer put all his landes of Normandy into the handes and gouernynge of the frenche kyng and lest his two sonnes Charles and Peter with the kyng their vncle Than he departed went backe agayne in to Nauerre Thus this peace endured foue yeres howbeit after ther fell agayne bytwene them great discorde as ye shall herafter in the hystorie if ye wyll loke therfore Howe beit I thynke ther wyll none ende be made therof in this present boke ¶ The .viii. day of May the yere of our lorde a. M. thre C .lxxiii. there passed out of this lyfe in the towne of Edenborowe kyng Dauyd of Scotlande and was buryed in the abbay of DoÌ„freâ—â—lyn besyde kyng Robert de Bruse his father He dyed without sonne or doughter laufully begoten of his body But ther was kyng after him by right successyon a nephue of his named Roberts who was seneshall of Scotlande a goodly knyght and he had a sonne ¶ Howe there were a certayn ordeyned in Englande to kepe the countre and howe the erle of Salisbury william Neuyll and Phillyp Courtnay with dyuers other men of armes enterd in to the see and landed in Bretayne howe the coÌ„stable of FrauÌ„ce went thyder the duke of Bretayne went in to Englande Cap. ccc .viii. THe same seson it was ordeyned in Englande to the entent to kepe the couÌ„tre that the erle of Salisbury Willyam Neuyll and sir Phylippe Courtnay shuld take the see with a certayne nombre of men of warr For it was sayd howe that yuan of Wales was comynge by the see with sixe thousande men to lande and brenne in the countrey The lordes of Englande hadde .xl. great shyppes besyde barges and two thousande menne of armes besyde archers Thus they departed fro Cornewayle and there toke the see and toke their way towarde Bretayne And so came to saynt Malo the Isle and there brent in the hauen before the towne a seuen great spaynisshe shyppes wherof all the countre had maruayle and sayd howe they thought surelye that the duke of Bretayne hadde caused them so to do So in all townes castelles and cyties they had the duke in great suspect and than kepte more strayter their forteresses than they dyde before The secretnesse of the dukes mynde was dyscouered for certayne knightes of Bretayne shewed dyuers wordes yâ— shulde be spoken by the duke In so moche that the frâ— the kyng ordeyned his coÌ„stable to make a iourney into Bretayne coÌ„mauÌ„dyng hym to take in to his possession townes cytes castels and for tresses to sease all rebelles bothe their goodê and bodyes The constable deê‘ted fro Parys and went to Angiers there made his somoÌ„s And thyder came the duke of Burbon the erle of Alenson the erle of Perche therle
of Coâ—â—y the â—arone of Roy Peter of Bare dyuers other desyring to 〈◊〉 their bodyes to get them honour WHan the feast of Alsayntes began to aproche thaÌ„ there came agayn to Bruges to entreate for peace fro the frenche kynge the duke of Burgoyn the erle of Salâ—bruce the bysshoppe of myâ—ns and the duke of Anâ—â—we but he lay 〈◊〉 atsaynt Omers And â—ro the kynge of Englande thyder came the duke of Lancastre the duke of Bretayne the erle of Salâ—sbury yâ— bysshop of London The towne of Bruges was well garnysshed with dyuers astates specially the duke of Burgoyn kept there a noble astate And with the duke of Lanâ—astre ther was ser Robert of Namur and kept him good company as longe as the duke was in Flaunders ther were the ambassadours the archebysshop of Rohan and the bysshoppe of CarpeÌ„tras who went styll and laboured bytwene bothe â—ties and layd forthe many good reasons but none came to any effecte These lordes were farre a sondre in their treaties for the frenche kynge demaunded to haue agayne 〈◊〉 hundred thousande frankes the whiche were payed for the redempcion of kyng JohnÌ„ and to haue Calaâ—s raysed beaten downe to the whiche the kyng of Englande wolde neuer consent so yâ— trewce was contynued to the feest of saynt Johan Baptyst next after the yere of our lorde a thousande thre hundred .lxxvi. and so these lordes â—aryed styll at Bruges all that wynter and in somer they returned euery part to their owne couÌ„treis except the duke of Bretayne who taryed styll in Flaunders with the erle Loys his cosyn who made him gode cher ¶ The same season on Trynite sonday there past out of this worlde the â—â—oure of chiâ—alry of Englande Edwarde prince of Wales of Aâ—tayne at the kynges palaâ—s of Westmynster besyde London And so he was enbawmed and put in leed and kept tyll the feast of saynt Michaell next after to be entred with the greatter soleÌ„â—ytie whan the parliament shulde be ther. Kyng Charles of Fraunce bycause of lynage dyd his obsequy reuerently in the holy chapell of the paleys in Parys And there were many of the prelates nobles of the realme of FrauÌ„ce and so than the truce was proloÌ„ged to the first day of Aprill next after Now let vs somwhat speke of the lorde Coucy of the almayns WHan they of Austriche the almayns vnderstode that the lorde of Coucy was coÌ„e with such a strength to make warre They caused to be brent and distroyed thre dayes â—ourney in to the countre along by the ryuer And than they went in to the mountayns and places inhabytable and so whaÌ„ the lorde of Couâ—y had wende to haue founde vytayle for his hoost he coude get none Wherby he suffred that wynter moche trouble and dysease for they wyst nat whyder to go to forage nor to gette vitayle for theyâ— nor their horses so that some dyed for huÌ„ger colde sicknesse And therfore whan the springyng tyme began they returned agayne in to Fraunce and went in to dyuers places to refresshe them selfe And the frenche kyng sent the moost parte of the coÌ„panyons in to Bretayne and in to base Normandy to aâ—yde and rest there for he thought well he shulde haue soÌ„what to do in short tyme after And at the retournyng of the lorde Couâ—y in to Fraunce he began to be good frenche bicause he â—ounde the kyng so amyable to condiscende to his desyre And also his counsayle sayd he neâ—â— nat to a voide out of his heritage vnder the shadowe of the kyng of Englandes warr for they sayd he was frenche of name of blode of armes extraction He sent his wyfe into Englande and kept styll with him his eldest doughter and left the yonger styll in Englande wher as she had been brought vp and norisshed â–ª Than yâ— frenche kyng sent the lorde Coucy to Bruges to them that were ther to entreate for the peace how beâ—t as than the great lordes were nat there but all onely the duke of Bretayne who was styll with his cosyn therle of Flaunders but he busyed him selfe but lytle in the treatie for the peace And after the feest of saynt Mychaell whan the obsequy of the prince was done and fynisshed than the kyng of Englande made to be knowen to his 〈◊〉 â–ª The duke of LaÌ„castre the erle of Cambridge and to the lorde ThomÌ„s the yongest and to all the barons erles prelatê and knightes of Englande howe that the yonge Richarde shulde be kyng after his discease And so caused them all to swere solemly to maynteyne him and on Christmas day the kyng made hym to sytte at his table aboue all his owne chyldren in great estate representyng that he shulde be kyâ—â—â— alter his discease And there was sent to Bruges for the kyng of Englandes parte JohnÌ„ lorde Cobham the bysshoppe of Herforde and the mayre of London And for the frenche partie thyder came the erle of Salebruche the lorde of Chastellon and maister Phylbert Les 〈…〉 and the two bysshoppes embassadrâ— alwayes went bytwene the parties treatynge for peace and spake of a mariage to be had bytwene the yong prince of Englande and my lady Maâ—y doughter to the frenche kyng And so they departed aswell they of FrauÌ„ce as of Englande and so made report to bothe kynges and than about lent there was a secrete treatie 〈◊〉 to be bytwene the two kyngesat Moutrell by the see And so were sent by the kynge of Englande to Calais sir Rycharde Dangle Rycharde Stan Geâ—â—ray Chaâ—â—er â–ª And fro the frenche kyng was sent the lorde of Couâ—y and of Riuyer sir Nycholas Braques and Nycholas Brasier and they along season treated on the sayd mariage And the frenchmen offered as I was enfourmed dyuers thyngâ—s and they wolde haue agayne otherthynges suche as they named or els nothyng Than these entreatours went and made report to their lordê and so the trewce was agayne relonged to the fyrst day of Maye and so came agayne to Calais the erle of Salisbury yâ— bysshop of saynt Dauyd chauÌ„cellour of Englande and the bysshoppe of Herforde And for the frenche kynge at Muttrell there was the lorde of Coucy sir Wylliam of Dormans chauÌ„cellour of FrauÌ„ce but they durst neuer trust to mete toguy â—er in any place bytwene Mutterell and Calâ—â—â— nor bytwene Mutterell Boleyn nor in the fronters for any thyng that the two bysshoppes embassadours coude do orshewe Thus these entreatours abode in this astate tyll the 〈◊〉 was expyred ANd whan the warr was open than sir Hughe Caurell was sent to be kepar of Calais Whan pope Gregoriebeynge 〈…〉 â—non vnderstod that no peace coude be had byâ—wene FrauÌ„ce England he was right sorousull and ordred his busynesse shortly went to Rome And whan the duke of Breten who had â—eâ— more than a yere with the erle of FlauÌ„ders his cosyn sawe that the warr was open he toke leaue of therle and weÌ„t to Grauelyng
and thyder he came to therle of Salisbury and sir Rycharde Dangle and so went with them to Calais and ther taryed the space of a moneth and so went in to Englande and came to Shene 〈◊〉 foure leages fro London a long by the Temmes syde where the kynge of Englande laye sore syâ—ke And past out of this worlde the 〈◊〉 gyll ofsaynt JohnÌ„ Baptyst yâ— yere of our lorde a thousande thre hundred .lxxvii. THan was there great sorowe made in Englande and incontynent all the passages of the realme were stoppedde that none shulde yssue out of the realme For they wolde nat that the dethe of the kyng shuld be so soone knowen in Fraunce tyll they haddeset the realme in some ordre The same tyme ther came in to Englande the erle of Salisbury and sir Rycharde Dangle So the body of kyng Edwarde the thirde with great processyons weâ—ynges lamentacyons his sonnes behynde hym with all the nobles and prelates of Englande was brought a long the cytie of London with open visage to Westmynster there he was buried besyde the quene his wyfe And anon after the yong kyng Richard was crowned at the palays of Westmynster with great solemâ—ytie and by him stode the dukes of LaÌ„â—â—llre and of Bretayne the .xi. yere of his age in the moneth of July The whiche day there was made four erles and nyne knightes First the lorde Nycholas his vncle was made â—rle of â—olengy the lorde Percy erle of Northumberlande sir Thomas Dangle erle of Huntyngdon the lorde Mombray erle of Notyngham And the yonge kyng was putte vnto the rule of the gentyll knyght sir Rycharde Dangle by the accorde of all the lande to be instruâ—ted in noble vertues and the realme of Englande to be gouerned by the duke of Lancastre And as soone as the frenche kynge knewe of the dethe of kynge Edwarde he sayd howe â—yghtâ—obly and valiantly he hadde reygâ—ed and well he ought to be putte newly in rememâ—raunce amonge the nombre of the worthyes Than he assembled a great nombre of the nobles and prelatê of his realme and dyd his obsâ—quy in the holy chapell in his palys at Paris And anone after dyed the eldest doughter of the frenche kyng who was ensured to haue been maryed to Wylliam of Heynault eldest sonne of duke Aubert ¶ Howe the freÌ„che kyng sent a great nauy to the see howe dyuers townes were brent in Englande howe the duke of Burgoyne tooke dyuers castels about Calys Cap. CCC .xv. IN the meane seasone whyle this sayd trewce endured the frenche kyng ê“uyded greatly for shyppes andgaleys And the kynge of Spayne had sent to him his admyrall sir Ferraunt Sause Who with sir Johan de Uien admyrall of Fraunce whan the tre wee was expired went and brent the towne of Rye a four dayes after the dethe of kyng Edwarde in the vigill of saynt Peter in July there slewe men and women and all they founde These tidynges came to London than therles of Cambridge and Bouligney went to Douer with a great nombre of men of warre And the erle of Salisbury the lorde Montagu went to the marches towarde HaÌ„pton Than after the french army toke laude in the I le of UbyqÌ„ and brent therm dyuers to wnes as LameÌ„d Dartmouth Plomouthe Plesume and dyuers other and whan they had brente and pylled the towne of Ubique they went agayne to the see and costed forewarde came to a porte called Poc. there was redy the erle of Salisbury and the lorde Montague who defended the passage howebeit they brente parte of the towne of Poc. and than toke the see agayne and costed towardes HaÌ„pton and wolde dayly haue taken lande in Englande but the englysshmen in the company of the erle of Salisbury rode so dayly alonge the see cost that they kept them euer fro takyng of any lande Than the frenchmen came before HaÌ„pton and there was redy sir Johan AruÌ„dell with a great nombre of men of warre and archers who defended the towne or elles it had ben taken than the frenchmen departed and went towarde Douer and toke lande on a day 〈◊〉 a lytle abbay called Lians Ther were many men of the countre assembled and they hadde made the priour of the place and sir Thomas Cheyny Johan Fuselle their chefe capitayns who set them selfe in good array to defende the passage so that the freÌ„chmen had but small aduauntage for it coste them moche people or they coulde take lande how be it fynally by force of good fightyng they toke lande Ther was a sore scrimysshe howe beit the englysshmen were dryuen backe and putte to flyght and two hundred slayne and the two knightes and the priour taken prisoners than the frenche men entred agayne in to their shippes and lay styll all that night at ancre before the abbey There the frenche men knewe first of the dethe of kynge Edwarde of Englande by their prisonners and of the coronacyon of kyng Richarde and a great parte of the ordre made in Englande for rulynge of the realme Than sir Johan of Uyenne caused a barke to departe and sent therin a knight who aryued at Harflewe And than the knight rode to Parys and there he founde the kynge and there shewed hym the certayne tidynges of the deth of kyng Edwarde To whiche sayeng the kynge gaue credence Than the frenchmen spanyardes departed and sayled forthe and had wynde at wyll and came with the same tyde about threof the clocke to Douer There was sir Edmonde erle of Cambridge and sir Thomas his brother erle of Buckynghame who were redy with a hundred thousande with baners displayed abydinge the frenchmen who were a sixscore shippes and galyes The frenchemen came foreby the porte and taryed nat but passed by and toke the depe see for the see began to ebbe Howe beit the englysshmen taryed there styll all that day and the nextnight and the frenche men by the nexte tyde came before the hauen of Calays and there entred yE haue herde here before how sir Johan captall of Beufz was taken prisoner before Soubise and kept in the towre of the teÌ„ple of Parys The kyng of England and the prince whyle they lyued wolde gladly haue had hym delyuered ther was also moche entreatie made for him at the couÌ„sell at Bruges and ther was offred for him in exchange the yong erle of saynt Poule thre or four other knyghtes but the frenche kyng nor his couÌ„sayle wolde nat coÌ„sent therto Howbeit the french kyng made to be shewed him by the priour who had hym in kepyng yâ— if he wolde swere neuer to beare armes agaynst the crowne of Fraunce that than he wolde condiscende to his delyuerance The Captall answered that he wold neuer make that othe to dye in prison so he abode in prison in sure kepynge a .v. yere with lytell ioye for he toke his prisonment but with lytell pacyence and so long he was there that at last he dyed in prison
longe season after shewed couertlye great displeasure to certayn burgesses of the towne but he made none other prouisyon among them his displeasure was bycause they hadde so soone forsaken him and turned to the seruyce of theÌ„ of Gaunt The burgesses excused them as trouthe was that it was nothyng in their faute but the faut was in them of the meane craftes who wolde nedes be alyed to them of Gaunt whan JohnÌ„ Lyon caÌ„e thyder So the erle passed his displeasure aswell as he myght howe be it he thought neuer the lesse ¶ Nowe lette vs leaue to speke of hym and of them of Flaunders and let vs retourne to the busynesses of Bretayne ¶ Howe the duke of Bretayne returned out of Englande into Bretayne at the request of his men and of the wyll of the englisshe men for the maryage of their yonge kynge of Englande Cap. CCC .lv. YE haue herde here before how the duke of Bretayne was in Englande with kynge Richarde and his vncles who made hym right good chere his lande was in warre and in great trouble For the frenche kyng had sent thyder his coÌ„stable with a great nombre of men of armes who were about PoÌ„t Toyson and about Mount saynt Mychaell And made warre to the countre cyties good townes in Bretayne Wherfore all the countre greatlye desyred the presence of the duke their lorde and they had sent to hym dyuers messangers and letters but he durst nat trust all that tyll the prelates and barones of Bretayne and all good townes murmured therat and sayde We haue sent for our duke by letters dyuers tymes and alwayes he excuseth him selfe In the name of god quod some he hath good cause so to do for we sende for hym to simply It were well sytting that we sent to hym a knight or .ii. dyscrete and sage in whome he myght truste and they to shewe him playnly the state of this countre This purpose was well alowed holden and so two valyant knightes were chosen to go in to Englande as sir Geffray of Quaresmell and sir Eustace Housey And at the desyre and request of the prelatê and barons they aparelled them selfe to go in to Englande so toke shippyng at Cone and had wynde at wyll and arryued at Hampton And fro thens they rode tyll they caÌ„e to London wher they found the duke of Bretayne and the duchesse and sir Robert Canoll who receyued them with gret chere and ioye The knyghtes than shewed to the duke their lorde all the state and disposycion of his countre and howe his people desyreth to haue him coÌ„e home And delyuered him letters of credence fro the barons and prelates and good townes of Bretayne The duke beleued well these knyghtê and the letters also and had great ioye and said howe he wolde shewe the mater to the kyng and to his vncles and so he dyde And whan the kyng of Englande and his vncles were enformed of all these maters howe all the countre of Bretayne prelates barons and good townes Except Claquy Clisson Rohen Lauall and Rochefort had sente for their lorde the duke desyring hym to returne into his owne countre Than the kyng and his vncles sayde Sir it is best ye go in to youre owne countre syth ye be thus desyred mayntayne yourselfe amonge your noble men And sir we shall sende you men of warre and suche conforte that they shal be able to kepe your froÌ„ters agaynst your enemyes And leaue the duchesse your wyfe here behynd you with her mother and brethern and go you and make warr agaynst your ennemyes Of these wordes the duke was greatly reioysed and made hym redye ANd shortely after it was ordayned for his departynge at Hampton And so he toke leaue of the kynge and of his vncles of my ladye princesse and of the duchesse his wyfe And at his departyng made a great alyance with the kyng of Englande and sware to hym by his faythe that if he were shortely conforted by the englysshmen He wolde alwayes abyde with them and do the best of his power to tourne his countre englysshe And the kyng promysed him that he shulde euer fynde the englysshemen redy to helpe hym in what soeuer maner he wolde desyre And so he departed out of Englande and sir Robert Canoll with him and the two knyghtes that were come thyder for hym and one hundred men of armes two hundred archers and toke shippyng at Hampton And so sayled to the porte of Guerrande where they toke lande and so rode to Uennes where he was receyued with great ioye and all the countrey was gladde whan they knewe that he was come home The duke refresshed hym there a fyue dayes and thanne he went to Nauntes Thyder came to se hym barownes prelates knightes and squyers ladyes and damoselles offryng hym their seruyce and putte them selfe vnder his obeysance Complayning greatlye of the frenchmen and of the frenche coÌ„stable who lay about Reynes and dyde moche hurte in the countrey The duke apeased them and sayd my frendes I shall haue shortly comforte out of Englande for without ayde of Englande I can nat well defende my countrey agaynst the frenchmen for they are to bygge for vs seynge we be nat all one in our owne countrey And whan the ayde that the kynge of England shall sende vs be ones come if they haue done vs wronge we shall quyte them agayne Of these wordes were right ioyfull all tho that were of the duke of Bretayns parte ¶ The same season about saynt Andrues tyde ther dyed sir Charles of Boesme kyng of Almayne and emperour of Rome And whyle he was lyueng he dyde so moche what for golde and syluer and great alyances that he hadde That the electours of the emperour sware and sealed to hym that after his disceasse to make his sonne emperour And to ayde hym to kepe the siege before Ays and to abyde with him agaynst all men that wolde deny hym So that whan he was deed than Charles his sonne as emperoure wrote hym selfe kyng of Almayne of Boesme and kynge of the romayns THe same season ther was great couÌ„saile in Englande amonge the kynges vncles and the prelates and barons of the realme for to mary their yonge kyng Richarde of England And thenglysshmen wolde gladly haue had hym to ben maryed in Heynalt for loue of the good lady quene Philyp wyfe to kyng Edwarde the thirde Who was so good and so gracyous a lady for all the realme large and honorable who was come out of Heynaulte but as than the duke Aubert had no doughters to mary The duke of Lancastre wolde haue hadde the kyng his nephewe to haue hadde his eldest doughter my lady Blanche of LaÌ„castre to his wyfe But the realme wolde in no wyse consent therto for two reasons The first bycause the lady was his cosyn germayne the whiche was to nere of blode to mary toguyder The other cause was they wolde the kynge shulde marry
there aboute there were these lordes The duke of Burbone the erle of Bare the lorde Coucy the erle Ducke and the duke aâ— Lorayne and so moche people that they were aboue the nombre of sixe thousande men of armes who sayde amonge them selfe Howe they wolde whyder the kynge wolde or nat fight with the englysshemen or they were past the tyuer of Sartie the whiche departeth Mayne and Anâ—owe ¶ The same season a sickenesse toke the frenche kynge wherby hym selfe and all suche as loued hym were greatlye discomforted for they sawe in hym no remedy but that shortly he shulde dye He knewe it well hym selfe howe he coude nat lyue longe for so sayde all his phisycions and surgyons I shall shewe you why IT was of trouthe as the common brunte ranne that the kynge of Nauetr whan the frenche kyng was but duke of Normandy and lay there he wolde haue poysoned him so that the kyng receyued the poyson and was in the case that all the heare of his body went of and all the nayles of his handes and fete and than all his body became as drie as a staffe so that he was without remedy The emperoure of Rome his vncle whan he herde speakynge of his malady he sent hym a conyng phisycion the greattest mayster reputed in that arte that was as than in all the worlde Whan this mayster was come in to Fraunce to the kynge who as than was but duke of Normandy and had ones knowlege of his disease he said he knewe well that he was poysoned and was in greate parell of dethe And so he dyde there one of the greattest cures that hath been herde of for he kylled the venym within hym or the best parte therof and made his heer and nayles to growe agayne and made hym hole and brought him agayne to his strength This venym euer yssued out of hym lytell and lytell at his arme by a lytell pype and whan this mayster departed out of Fraunce he gaue the kynge a receyte to vse as long as he lyued and he sayd to the kynge and to theÌ„ that were about him Loke whan this yssue by this pype drieth vp than surely ye shall dye But ye shall haue a fyftene dayes respyte after ye fall sicke or euer ye dye to remembre your soule So the kynge remembred well his wordes bare this pype .xxii. dayes whiche thynge often tymes abasshed hym And suche phisycions as he had moost trust in they of ten tymes reioysed hym and sayd Sir by the good medycins that ye haue we shall make you to lyue long in great ioye wherin he had great trust Besyde this the kyng had other diseases right greuous and specially in his tethe wherof he hadde marueylous payne And the kynge knewe well by these maladyes that he shulde nat lyue longe At his later dayes the thynge that moost conforted hym was that god hadde sent hym thre fayre chyldren two sonnes and our doughter Charles Lewes and Katheryne WHan this issue in his arme began to drie vp the doutes of his dethe began to aproche Than he prouyed therfore for like a noble prudent and sage prince as he was euer in all his warkes He sent for his thre bretherne the duke of Berrey the duke of Burgone and the duke of Burbone and he let his seconde brother the duke of Aniowe alone and sent nat for hym bycause he knewe well he was so sore gyuen to couyâ—ousnesse Than the king sayde to the other thre My fayre bretherne by the ordynauÌ„ce of nature I fele well and knowe howe I shall nat lyue long Wherfore I recommaunde in to your kepyng my sonne Charles and loke that ye vse youre selfe to him as good vncles shulde do to their nephewe and than ye acquyte your selfe to hym trewely and crowne hym kynge as soone as ye can after my dethe Counsayle hym alwayes well and trewely for in you lyeth all my trust The chylde is yonge and lyght of spiryte therfore it is great nede that he be well counsayled and gouerned And teche him or cause him to be taught all the pointes and states ryall the which he ought to kepe and mary hym in so high a place that the realm maye fare the better therby Longe a gone I herde a mayster of astronomy say and affirme that in his youthe he shulde haue moche a do and shulde escape fro many daungerous parelles Wherfore I haue had dyuers ymagmacyons howe it might be without it growe by reason of FlauÌ„ders for thanked be god as for the busynesse of this our realme of Fraunce standethe in right good poynte The duke of Bretayne is a craftie and a subtell man and hath hadde alwayes his herte rather englysshe than frenche Wherfore it wyll be requysite that ye kepe the noble men and good townes of Bretayne in loue and amyte wherby yeshall breke parte of his enteÌ„t I prayse greatly the bretons for alwayes they haue serued me and helpte to kepe my realme fro myne ennemyes And I wyll ye make the lorde Clysson coÌ„stable for all thynges consydred I se no man so mete as he for that offyce Seke for some maryage for my sonne Charles in Almaygne to the entent that our alyaunce might be the stronger ye well vnderstande how our aduersary the kyng of Englande wyll mary there to haue the more alyaunce The poore people of our realme ar sore oppressed and tourmented by him his Therfore putte them away as shortely as ye can for they are thynges though I haue sustayned theÌ„ that greueth me ryght sore and lyeth heuy in my courage But the great alyance that we haue in the good townes of Bretayne hath caused me to forbere fightynge with them so longe as we haue done THe kynge spake dyuers other wordes the whiche I canne nat resyte At this rehersall was the duke of Aniowe absent The kyng douted hym bycause he was so couytous but thoughe the kynge dyde absent hym at the houre of his dethe and putte hym farre of fro the busynesses of the realme of Fraunce yet the duke of Aniowe thought to medyll neuer the lesse for all his absence for he had alwayes messangers comynge and goynge bytwene Paris and Anger 's who euer reported to hym the certayntie of the kynge his brother And also the duke had some secrete persons alwayes about the kynge by whome he knewe euery thynge for the same day that the kynge dyed he was in Paris and nere to the kynges chambre and so thought to prepare for himselfe as ye shall her after But nowe we wyll pursue on our mater as touchyng the englysshmen goyng in to Bretaygne ¶ Of the lorde of Mauuoyson who was taken prisoner by the englisshemen and of the lorde of HaÌ„gest who skaped of the dethe of kyng Charles of Fraunce the fifte of that name Cap CCC .lxvii. WHan the erle of Buckyngham yongest sonne to kyng Edward the thirde departed fro the forest of Marcheaunoy they rode towardes Uandon and to the
Chandonich was sent on that message and so he came to the kynge to Lysbone and dyde his message as he was charged to do But yâ— kyng sayd â–ª he wolde in no wyse they shulde ryde forthe And so this knight coude gette none other thyng of yâ— kyng and so retourned to his lordes and said Sirs the kyng wyll in no wyse that ye shall ride forth Than they were sorer displeased thaÌ„ they were before and said among them selfe howe it was nat the order of men of warr tolye so long styll in a garyson without doynge some dede of armes And so thus they made couynauÌ„t to ryde forthe at aduenture And so on a day they rode out in to the feldes to the nombre of a four hundred men of armes and as many archers And they enterprised to besiege a great towne parteyninge to the mayster of saynt Johans And as they wente thyderwarde they toke another way and went to the castell of Sighyre wherin there was a threscore men of armes spaynierdes in garyson Of whome Peter Gousses and his brother were capitayns The chanone Robersarde who was chefemouer of that iourney rode before and ther was with hym sir Olyuer of Beauchampe sir Mathewe Gourney Mylles Wyndsore the lorde Talbotte sir Adam Symon and sir JohnÌ„ FouÌ„dre who was bastarde brother to the kyng of Englande the Souldycke of Lestrade the lorde of Newcastell the lorde de la Barde Raymon of Marson dyuers other And so they rode tyll they came to the castell of Sighyre and so made theÌ„ redy to assayle it And whan they within parceyued that they shulde be assayled they orday ned for their defence And anone after day the saulte began right sore and cruell and the Englysshmen entred in to the dykes wherin there was no water and so they came iust to the walles well pauesshed for the cast of stones there they hewe with pykes to entre the walles and they within cast downe on them barres of yron and stones and hurt dyuers of them That day the Chanoyn Robersarde dyde marueyls in armes and so dyde Eperus a varlet of his and yâ— archers stode a longe the dyke and shot so holly toguyder that there was none aboue yâ— durst apere at their defence The one halfe of theym within were sore hurt there was slayne with the shotte the brother of Peter Gousses capytayne of the castell called Bartylmewe a proper man of armes And so by his hardynesse to moche aduenturyng he was slayne THus this assaut contynued fro the mornynge tyll it was noone The knyghtes and squyers bothe Englysshe Gascoyns spared nat to assayle the castell with great wyll and courage bycause they dyde that enterprise without the knowledge of the kyng of Portyngale Therfore they dyde all their payne to conquere the Castell to the entent that the renome therof shulde come to Lysbone And that men myght say howe they had well spedde at their begynnyng Than the Chanoyne Robersarde sayde A sirs we thought yesterday this Castell shulde nat haue holde so long agaynst vs. But and we be so longe in conqueryng of townes and castelles in Spaygne and Galyse we shall neuer be lordes of theÌ„ wherwith yâ— knightes and squyers toke more courage And with those wordes the Chanoyne Robersarde for all his pauesse receyued a great stroke wherwith he was sore hurte and brosed And he had by hym a yong squiers of Heynalt called Froâ—ssart Mullyer who bare hym selfe valiauntly at this assaut and so dyde all other The artyllary of the castell as stones and barres of yron began to mynisshe and they within sawe well that of .xxv. men of armes there were but thre of them but they were sore hurt and in parell of dethe So that they coulde nat longe endure but that by force they shulde be taken and they sawe their capitayns brother was slayne than they determyned to take some respyte and in the meane tyme to treate for a peace Thanne they made token to speke with the englysshmen and so the assaute ceased and the assaylantes came out of the dykes wherof they had nede for ther were many of theym sore traueyled and hurte Than sir Mathue Gourney constable of that hoost and sir Mylles Wynsore marshall went to them and demaunded what they wolde say The capitayne sir Peter Gousses sayd Sirs we se well ye wyll nat depart hens tyll ye haue this fortresse ye hurt our people and we yours Let vs take counsayle one with another I say for all my company of whom I am capitayne that we wyll rendre to you the fortresse our godes and lyues saued sirs take this off re This is a right couenaunt of armes ye are as at this tyme more stronger than we be Therfore it behoueth vs thus to do The englysshe knyghtes sayd they wolde take counsayle so they dyde And whan they were determyned they answered and sayd howe they within shulde departe whan they lyst but theyr goodes shulde abyde styll in the castell for they shulde haue nothing but their lyues And whan Peter Gosses sawe there was none other remedy he acorded therto right sore agaynst his wyll Thus this Castell was gyuen vp and put in to the handes of thenglysshmen And so the spaynierdes departed without any sauecoÌ„duct and went to Esteryes where the maisters of saynt Jaques lay Howe be it they founde hym nat ther as than for he vnderstode that the englysshe men were abrode therfore he was entred in to the feldes with a foure hundred men of armes spaynierdes and castylians in trust to mete with the englysshmen at their aduauntage to fyght with them ¶ Howe the Chanoyne Robersarde and his company retourned to their garyson And of the maryage of the kynge of Englande to the doughter of the kynge of Rhomayns Cap. CCC lxxxix WHan these knightê of England had coÌ„quered the castell of Sigheir they were right ioyfull and so they repayred it and lefte therin .xl. of their company and dyd furnyshe it with artillary other purueyaunces and sette there a good capitayne to kepe it Than they counsayled toguyder what was best for theÌ„ to do And so they determyned to go agayne to their first lodgynges and the englysshmen and gascoyns deê‘ted in thre routes And behynde all to kepe the felde abode the Chanoyne Robersarde and with hym certayn englysshmen gascoyns and almayns He was about a threscore speares and as many archers and so they rode all that day the seconde day in the mornyng all hole toguyder and they entred in to a great towne of Portyngale called Huence and the castell of Concrelet was right without a wode syde In the which wode more nere to Concrelet than to Huence was the maister of saynt James in a busshmeÌ„t with a four hundred men of armes And as soone as the englysshmen parceyued them they drewe all togider and made no couÌ„tenance of feare but rode forthe a good pase And the spaynierdes for all their
eche vpon other rudely without any other hurt and than they ran their seconde course And at yâ— thirde course they strake eche other so rudely in the myddes of their sheldes that the speare heedes entred throughe the plates of their harnes to the bare flesshe but they had no hurt and their speares brake the tron â—hyons flewe ouer their heedes in to the ayre This course was praysed of all them that sawe it And than they toke leaue eche of other right honorablye and retourned euery manne to his owne partie And after there was no more war vsed for ther was peace bytwene bothe realms And so eycher partie departed and went home THus this army brake vp In the same tyme tidynges came in to the kynge of Spaynes hoost Howe the kynge of Granade made great warre agaynst the kynge of Barbary and the kyng of Trayne samayns Wherfore all suche knightê as wolde go thider shuld be receyued in to wages And that the kynge of Granade wolde sende sure saue conduct for theÌ„ and that assone as they become in to Granade they shulde haue prest wages for a quarter of a yere before hande Wherby certayne knyghtes of Fraunce as sir Trystram de Roy sir Geffray Carney sir Peter CleremoÌ„t and dyuers other toke leaue of the kyng of Castyle went thyder to seke aduentures And in lykewise so dyde some of the englysshe men but nat many For therle of Cambridge brought them home agayne into Englande and his son also wher by it shewed well that he was nat content with the kynge of Portyngale to take a way his son from hym for all that he had maryed the kynges doughter He sayde howe that his sonne coulde nat endure the ayre of the countrey For all that euer the kynge coulde say or do the erle wolde nat leaue him behynde him But sayd to the kyng that his sonne was to yong to abyde in Portingale wherfore it fell after as ye shall here ¶ About a yere after that this peace was thus made bytwene Spayn and Portyngale and that the erle of Cambridge was retourned in to Englande The quene of Castyle dyed who was doughter to the kyng of Aragon and so than the kyng of Spayne was a wydower Than it was debated by the prelates and lordê of bothe countreis Spayne and Portyngale that the lady Beatryce of Portigale coude nat be more higher maryed thanne to the kynge of Spayne And to bring these two realmes in a full accorde and peace the kyng of Portyngale agreed to the maryage and deuorsed his doughter fro the erle of Cambridge sonne by the popes dispensacion who coÌ„fyrmed this newe maryage Thus the kyng of Portyngales doughter was made quene of Spaygne of Castyle and of Galyce And the first yere of the kyng of Spaynes maryage he had by his wife a fayre sonne wherof they gad great ioye Than after dyed Ferrande kyng of Portyngale howbeit for all that they of Portingale wolde nat suffre the realme to come to the kynge of Spayne as in the right of his wyfe But they made kyng a bastarde brother of the Kynges dysceassed who was called before maister Denys bastard of Portyngale This Denys was a ryght valyant man in armes and alwayes before bare the armes of Portigale So thus he was crouned kynge wherby after grewe moche warre bytwene Spayne and Portyngale as ye shall here after in this boke WHau therle of Cambridge and his coÌ„pany were retourned in to the realme of Englande The kyng and the duke of Lancastre made them great chere as it was reason and demauÌ„ded of them tidynges And there they shewed all the manere of the warre The duke of Lancastre to whome the matere moost touched bycause of the chalenge that he made to the realme of Castyle For he named hym selfe as heyre therof by the right and tytell of his wyfe the lady Custaunce somtyme doughter to Dompeter kyng of Castell Therfore he demauÌ„ded of his brother the erle of CaÌ„bridge howe they had demeaned them selfe in Portyngale Th erle shewed hym howe the two kynges had layen in hoost more than fyftene dayes the one before the other And fayre brother bycause the kynge of Portyngale coulde here no worde fro you he lightly accorded to the peace And we coulde neuer se the euer he wolde coÌ„discende to batayle Wherof we that were on his partie were sore dyspleased for we wolde gladly haue put it at adueÌ„ture And sir bycause I canne se no sure a state nor trust in them therfore I haue brought agayne with me my sonne for all that he hath maryed the kyngê doughter Sir 〈◊〉 the duke I thynke ye had good cause sauyng for feare of breakyng of that maryage For paraduenture if the kynge may fynde any aduauÌ„tage in another place he wyll than gyue his doughter at his pleasure By my faythe sir quod therle happe what wyll I thinke I haue done nothyng wherof I shulde repent me and so than they entred in to other communycation of other maters ¶ Nowe lette vs leaue to speke of them and of the warres of Spayne and Portyngale And retourne to the warres of Gaunte and of the Erle and countrey of Flaunders whiche were right feirse and cruell ¶ Of the great necessyte of vytales that they of GauÌ„t endured and how they were socoured by theÌ„ of Liege Cap. CCC xCvi. ALl the season after the distruction and brinnyng of the towne of Grauntmont and of the reysyng of the siege of Gaunt by cause of the displeasure the the erle of Flaunders had for the dethe of his cosyn the yonge lorde of Dangheyn slayne by the enbusshment of the gauntoyse as ye haue herde here before The knyghtes and squiers nor good townes made no warre to theÌ„ GauÌ„t but by garisons so the all the countre helde with the erle agaynst Gaunt except the four mestiers and so by theym some vytayle came in to Gaunte And some vitayle caÌ„e in to Gaunt out of the countie of Alos but the erle of FlauÌ„ders as sone as he knewe that he fouÌ„de remedy For incoÌ„tynent he sent to the garyson of TeremoÌ„t coÌ„mauÌ„dyng them to ouerryn and to brenne all the playne countrey of the countie of Alos whiche was done at his coÌ„maundment so that the poore folkes with their beastes were fayne to flye a way in to Brabant and in to Haynalte and the moste parte to go a beggyng yet there was a countrey parteynyng to the foure mestiers fro whom ther came euer some ayde or vitayle into Gaunt Thus all this wynter the erle and they of FlauÌ„ders constrayned so sore them of Gaunt that they coulde haue nothyng come to them nother by land nor by water The erle had so wonne his cosyns the duke of Brabant and duke Aubert that their couÌ„treis were kept close agaynst them of Gaunt so that nothynge came to theÌ„ fro thens without it were by stelth and by great aduenture and parell for theÌ„ that dyd it The sage men sayd howe
great nombre made no semblant to breke their busshement but helde them selfe styll and close for they beleued that the englisshmen had nere hande their great batayle therfore they durst nat assayle them So thus they departed eche fro other without any more doynge The spaynierdes retourned the same night to Esteryes and the Chanoyne Robersarde to Uesyouse And there he shewed his company howe they had sene the spagynierdes bytwene Concrelet and Huence and sayd If we had bene all toguyder we wolde haue fought with theÌ„ and so they were sorie that they had nat bene all toguyder And whan these tidynges came to the knowledge of the kyng of Portingale he made semblant that he was dyspleased bycause they rode forthe without his coÌ„maundement or ordinaunce Thus the englysshmen and gascoyns lay styll in their garysons all that wynter without any thynge doyng worthy to be made meÌ„cyon of the whiche greatly anoyed theÌ„ There lyeng styll was nat by their wylles ¶ In this meane tyme Johan kyng of Castyle sende to the frenche kynge and to his vncles for socour Shewyng them howe the erle of Cambridge was arryued in Portyngale And how the voice ranne through the realmes of Castyle and Portyngale Howe that the kyng of Englande the duke of Lancastre and his brother puissantlye acompanyed shulde come in to Portyngale to the erle of Cambridges ayde in the next somer Wherfore he desyred the frenche kynge accordynge to suche alyaunces and confederacions as the realme of FrauÌ„ce the realme of Spaygne hath toguyder and by reason of good loue and amyte That they wolde sende some men of warre to hym the next somer to the entent to resyst his enemyes Than the french kyng and his counsayle consented well therto For they sawe well howe the kyng of Spayne desyred nothyng but reason Than it was ordayned in Fraunce to gyue all maner of men of warre lycence to go thyder And the kyng delyuered theÌ„ their first prest money So sir Olyuer of Clesquy brother to sir Bertram of Clesquy constable of Fraunce was ordayned to take his voyage in the begynnyng of the springyng tyme. And so dyde knightê and squyers of Bretayne of Fraunce of Beause of Picardy of Aniowe of Berrey of Bloyse and of Mayne And so they passed by companyes to haue the more ease and their passage was opyn throughe the realme of Aragon and they founde euery thyng redy and their wages payed but they payed nat for euery thyng they toke whan they were abrode in the countrey whiche was great hurte to the poore commons yE haue herde here before howe kyng Richarde of Englande the space of a yere hadde ben in treatie with kynge Charles of Almayne Who wrote hym selfe the tytell of the kyng of Rhomayns to haue his suster the lady Anne in maryage And howe sir Symon Burle had sore traueyled in that mater And howe the duke of Tasson in Almayne had ben in Englande for to confyrme that maryage And the mater was so coÌ„cluded that the kynge of Rhomayns sende his suster in to Englande and the duke of Tasson with her And a great company of knightes ladyes and damosels in royall astate as it aê‘teyned to suche a lady And so she came first in to Brabante to the towne of Bruesels And there the duches of Brabant receyued her and all her company in goodly maner The duke of Brabant was her vncle for she was doughter to themê‘our Charles And so thus the lady Anne of Behayne helde her at Brusels with her vncle and aunte more than the space of a moneth She durste nat go thens I shall tell you why ¶ It was shewed her that ther was on the see a .xii. vessels of nor mayns bytwene Caleys and Hollande they robbed and pilled on the see they cared nat who And so they kepte he boundes of the see about Flaunders and zelande abyding the comynge of this yonge lady For the french kyng wolde gladly haue broken that maryage for he greatlye douted the alyaunce bytwene Englande Almayne Howe be it alwayes it is sayd that it is nat honorable to take ladyes in warre In coloryng the warr bitwene lordes to make their warr the fayrer The prince of Wales father to kyng Richarde of Englande It was sayd he consented to the takyng of the lady of Burbone mother to the french quene She was taken by the prices seruauÌ„tes in the castell of Belperch and so brought in to Guyen and raunsomed Wherfore the freÌ„chmen thought if they myght take the kyng of Englandes wyfe in reueÌ„gyng therof they shulde do no wronge So for feare and doute therof this lady lay styll at Brusels the space of a moneth Than the duke of Brabant sende his counsayle into Fraunce as the lorde of RousselaÌ„s and the lorde of Bousqueher to shewe the kynge his vncles they were nephewes to the duke of Brabant as chyldren of his suster These lordes of Brabant spedde so well with the frenche kyng and his couÌ„sayle that they had a sure saue conduct for the lady to passe outher by lande or by see Wheder it pleased her throughe the realme of Fraunce or by the froÌ„ters therof to Calais And the normains that were on the see were countermaunded agayne And so the frenche kyng and his vncles wrote to the Duke of Brabant that they dyde this for his sake all onely and for none other This pleased moche the duke of Brabant the duchesse and all suche as wolde passe the see So than they departed fro Brusels and the lady toke her leaue of the duke her vncle and of the duchesse her aunt And of the ladyes and damosels of the countrey suche as had helde her company And so the duke sende with her a huÌ„dred speares to conuey her to Gaunte and there she rested her a day And there the gauntoyse dyde her gret honour and fro thens she went to Bruges there the erle of Flaunders receyued her ryght honourably there she rested her a thre dayes And than she rode forth came to Grauelyng where as was redy the erle of Salysbury and the erle of Dymester with a fyue huÌ„dred speres and as many archers and so they brought her to Calays And the brabansies retourned as soone as they had delyuered her to the barones of Englande THis yonge lady taryed nat longe at Calayes but that she had wynde at wyll and so than she entred in to her shyppe on a friday in the mornynge and all her company and horses in other shyppes And the same day she aryued at Douer and ther she rested her two dayes the thirde day she rode to saynt Thomas of Caunterbury And there she founde the erle of BuckynghaÌ„ who receyued her honourably and so long this lady rode forthe that she came to London where as she was honourably receyued of the burgesses ladyes damosels of the countrey and cytie And so the kyng of Englande wedded her in the chapell of his palays of Westmynster
the .xx. day of Christmas at which there was great feast tryuÌ„phe holden And euer syth she deê‘ted first out of Almayne the gentle and noble knight sir Robert of Namur left her nat tyll she was maryed to the kyng of Englande Wherof he hadde great thanke bothe of the kyng of Englande and of the kyng of Almayne And so the kyng of England after his maryage brought the quene his wyfe to the castell of Wyndsore and there kept a great house And so there they were ioyously togyder And my lady princes the kynges mother abode styll with the quene And also the same tyme there was in the court with the quene the duches of Bretayne suster to kyng Rycharde for Lois her husband duke of Bretayne coude nat haue her delyuered out of EnglaÌ„de for the kyng of Englande nor his counsayle wolde in no wyse coÌ„sent to sende her in to Bretayne bycause her husbande the duke was become french For the lordes and knightes in England sayd the same tyme. That the duke of Bretayne acquyted hymselfe fasly to the erle of Buckyngham and to our men nowe at this last vyage yâ— they made in FraÌ„ce And for all he hath sent for his wyfe yet wyll nat we sende her to hym but wyll rather send thyder his .ii. enemies JohnÌ„ and Guy of Bretayne Who were chyldrene to saynt Charles of Breten who hath more right to the herytage of Bretayne than he hath for he is duke but by reason of our puyssaunce ayde and be semyng he coÌ„sydreth but yuell the goodnes yâ— we haue done to hym wherfore we must in lykewise shewe hym the vylany that he doth to vs. Trewe it was these two lordê JohnÌ„ and Guy of Bretayne children to saynt Charles of Bloyse were prisoners in Englande and kept in a stronge castell in the kepynge of sir Peter Dambreticourt And they were desyred in curtes maner by the kyng of Englande his counsayle that they shulde holde Bretayne by fayth and homage of the kynge of Englande And if they wolde thus do than the kyng of England promysed to recouer their right in Bretayne and JohnÌ„ to haue to his wife the lady Phylippe of Lancastre wydowe But they answered in no wyse they wolde do so nor for sake to be freÌ„che to dye in prison So thus the materhanged And after the kynge of Englande knewe ones fermly their myndes they were no more desyred therto ¶ Howe the french kyng could haue no money of the receyuour of Parys And howe the duke of Aniowe passed in to Italye of his noble chyualry Cap. CCC xCi LE haue herd here before howe the parysiens were a greed with the kyng to pay a certayne soÌ„me of florens euery weke This some of floreyns was payed to a certayne receyuour apoynted by them but the kyng had it nat nor it weÌ„t nat out of Parys And so it happed that the kynge had besynes with money to pay his men of warre suche as he sent in to Castell wherto he was bouÌ„de by the aliaunces that was made before And so the kyng sent to Parys to his receyuour that he shulde prepare for hym a hundred thousande frankes for he sayd he wold comforte and ayde kyng JohnÌ„ of Castell The receyuour answered the kyngê letters and message right graciously and sayd howe he had money mough howe beit he myght delyuer none without the hole consent of the towne of Parys These wordes pleased nothyng the kyng but he sayde he wolde puruey right well for remedy whanne he myght and so he dyd And so for his entente as at that tyme he purueyed hym of other money by the helpe of his good townes in Pycardy Thus there was a great disceÌ„cion bytwene the kyng and them of Parys and so the kyng wolde nat come to Parys but he abode at Mieulx at Senles or at Compayne there a bout wherof they of Parys were sore displeased And the greatest sure tie and meane that they hadde was the duke of Aniou who wrote hym selfe kynge of Cecyll and of Hyerusalem and had taken on hym the armes therof This duke most comonly lay at Parys and there he gate moche good to helpe hym to his viage He gate toguyder so great a soÌ„me of money that it was sayd that he had at Roquemore besyde Auignon two myllions of florens He entreated so them of Parys by his fayre langage and by that he had the soueraynte aboue all his bretherne bycause he was eldest that he had of them the soÌ„me of a hundred thousande frankes But the kyng coude gette none of them nor his vncles of Berrey nor of Burgoyne and whan the duke of Aniou had made his prouision in the springyng tyme of the yere he toke his iourney so passed the realme and came to Auignon wher as he was greatly feasted with the pope and with the cardynals and thyder came to hym the barones and rulers of the good townes of Prouence receyued hym for their lorde and dyd hym homage feaulte and dyd put them selfe in to his obeysance and thyder came to him the gentle erle of Sauoy his cosyn with certayne lordes and knightes who were also well receyued of the pope and cardynals And there the duke of Aniou delyuered to the erle of Sauoy a great soÌ„me of money for theÌ„ of Sauoy who were a great nombre So than the duke and therle toke leaue of the pope and departed and toke the way to the dolphyn of Uien and so in euery good towne they had good chere And so their men of warre went on before and at last they entred into Lombardy the whiche passage was redy open And so the duke entred in to Lombardy in euery towne had great feast and chere and specially at Myllayne There they were honored beyonde measure of sir Galeas and sir Barnabo and they had of them great riches and iuels that it were marueyle to recounte it And in euery place the duke of Aniowe helde astate lyke a kynge and euer as he went he made money floreyns and whyte money to pay his menne of warre And whan they came in to Coustane and aprochyd Rome than they kept them selfe nerer togyder than they dyde before For the romayns who knewe right well of their comyng were greatly fortifyed agaynst them and the romayns had a capitayn an englisshman called sir JohnÌ„ Haâ—onde who hadde longe lyued amonge the romayns and knewe all the fronters and hadde many so wdyours in the felde atte the wages of the romayns as almayns and other nacyons in the quarell of pope Urban who was at Rome He was nothynge afrayde of the comynge of the duke of Aniowe and whan any spake to hym and shewed hym howe the duke of Aniou with the erle of Sauoy in his company was comyng to Rome warde by lykelyhode to put hym downe fro his siege apostolyke bycause they were all clementyns He wolde than aunswere and saye Christe protege nos Christ helpe